TEACHING MATH BY COMPUTER

Computer technology exists as does its striking potential for transforming classroom learning. The employment of technology in instruction is being implemented in colleges and universities around the country; it is found to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, flexibility and responsiveness within the instructional experience. It also provides authoring, networking and database technologies which lend support for instruction that can be more faculty-guided, learner-paced and more individualized than instruction in a traditional classroom. With technology-mediated instruction, learning and assessment are viewed as helping studen

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ngness to apply them. Positive attitude regarding the change is imperative. One person will perceive a change as positive and another might perceive it as negative. When we encounter a challenge that is greater than our capabilities, the balance is upset, our equilibrium disintegrates and the event is viewed as negative. Attitude or perception of change may be influenced not only by the outcome of the change, but by the degree of perceived influence exerted in the situation. People appear to be more comfortable with change when their ability and willingness to change can help determine outcomes of events. Change systems must meet these needs for control (Conner, 1992). Misconceptions regarding resistance to change include that it occurs when it involves an event that people dislike, or when it costs a great deal of money. A more powerful predictor of resistance is a disruption that invalidates expectations. To be able to predict the future helps to reduce uncertainty discomfort. People view change as negative when they fear loss of control and uncertainty. If we can not meet control needs, we become disoriented. Major change brings a loss of control; this occurs when it is perceived to be so by those affected. Major
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