General Awareness

Educational Technology

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Educational technology questions cover digital learning platforms, distance education tools, and virtual classroom environments. The focus is on how technology facilitates personalized learning and overcomes social barriers. These concepts are increasingly featured in teaching aptitude and general awareness exams.

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Educational Technology Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is false regarding E-learning?

  1. E-learning is an educational approach.

  2. E-learning is a technological medium.

  3. E-learning is asynchronous.

  4. E-learning itself is an educational subject.

  5. E-learning also provides administrative tools.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

E-learning may either be synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous learning occurs in real-time, with all participants interacting at the same time, while asynchronous learning is self-paced and allows participants to engage in the exchange of ideas or information without the dependency of other participants involvement at the same time.

Multiple choice

Which of the following systems is used to enhance participant interaction and decision making by computerised support within a fixed period of time using a facilitator?

  1. Multimedia system

  2. Audio conferencing

  3. Teleconferencing

  4. Video conferencing decision room

  5. Voting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The purpose of this is to enhance participant interaction and decision making by computerised support within a fixed period of time using a facilitator.

Multiple choice

Learning through internet is a modern concept, it is

  1. an audio aid

  2. a visual aid

  3. an audio visual aid

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The internet provides both audio and visual content simultaneously (videos, multimedia presentations, interactive content with sound and images), making it an audio-visual aid for learning. Modern educational technology uses this dual modality.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a synchronous mode of e-learning?

  1. E-mail

  2. Conversation threading

  3. Videoconferencing

  4. Internet forum

  5. WIKI
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Videoconferencing is the conduct of a videoconference (also known as a video conference or videoteleconference) by a set of telecommunication technologies, which allow two or more locations to communicate by simultaneous two-way video and audio transmissions. It has also been called 'visual collaboration', and is a type of groupware.

Multiple choice

In distance education, the teaching-learning takes place through

  1. personal contact programmes

  2. instructional material

  3. radio and television

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Distance education is a multi-modal approach that utilizes various tools to bridge the gap between teacher and learner. Personal contact, printed materials, and electronic media are all standard components.

Multiple choice

Rote learning and answering the questions as given in text books will eventually lead to

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. more marks in the exam

  2. improved learning and answering abilities in students

  3. reduced thinking and self reasoning capabilities in students

  4. cheating by the students from text books and notes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As they will have become totally dependent on the internet.

Multiple choice

The passage shows that in the present world, educational system is

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. making students more competitive

  2. encouraging students to become more creative and innovative

  3. doing more harm than good to the children

  4. promoting extensive use of internet in research projects
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

That is what giving more marks to assignments which were directly copied from online sources will lead.

Multiple choice

In order to survive in the competitive world of today, students should learn the importance of

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:
In this present world of technological development, Internet is a boon for all the students who are given assignments to complete or do a secondary research. Internet provides such students with all the relevant information on their fingertips. But most of the students just surf the net and easily copy and paste information directly into their paper and claim it as their own. Is this not cheating? To use the ideas, content of others without giving due attribution is considered illegal.
Students are pressurised to do well in their assignments and projects. But when they make honest effort, it is not appreciated. On the other hand, those who have copied and pasted from internet would be appreciated and awarded more marks. Instead of testing their ability to write, one's ability to search best article and paste it in their assignments would be tested. Even in exams, students are encouraged to learn by rote and write the answers as they occur in text book or in notes given by teacher.
A child would grow up copying and pasting and in later stages face difficulties when given individual projects to be handled in this competitive world. He/she would be unable to come up with innovative ideas. Creativity of the student would be curbed.

  1. internet and its uses

  2. creative mental ability and innovative thinking

  3. rote learning and copying ideas from others

  4. giving credit to others for ideas and content
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Because without that they wouldn't be able to handle the individual projects in this competitive world.