Question

Given below are two statements : 

Statement I : Instructional technology is a network of techniques pressed into service for realizing instructional objectives. 

Statement II : Computer-aided instruction can replace the teacher if the goal of education is personality development.

In the light of the above statements. choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3. Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
4. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is true

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Statement I is correct but Statement II is false

Statement I: Instructional technology is a network of techniques pressed into service for realizing instructional objectives. 

Explanation:

• Instructional technology is the branch of education concerned with the scientific study of instructional design and development.
• The main purpose of instructional designers is to create engaging, effective learning experiences.
• It is the systematic application of strategies and techniques derived from behavioral and physical sciences concepts and other knowledge to the solution of instructional problems.
• Instructional technology includes practical techniques of instructional delivery that systematically aim for effective learning, whether or not they involve the use of media.
• It is a basic purpose of the field of instructional technology to promote and aid the application of these known and validated procedures in the design and delivery of instruction.

Thus, the statement I is correct.

Statement II: Computer-aided instruction can replace the teacher if the goal of education is personality development.

Explanation: 

• Technology cannot replace a teacher.
• Technology is merely an augmentation to a teacher.
• It can help the process of learning, but it certainly cannot replace the role of the teacher.
• Technology can make it easy to get educated by sitting at home but that education is also provided by a teacher.
• Even in online courses, we see that teachers are necessary to give lectures, whether in the form of videos, tutorials, Skype sessions, etc. Children still need to learn computers to operate those online sessions, which of course are taught by teachers.
• It is significant that we remember, a teacher is more than just a facilitator of knowledge. A teacher also acts as a guide, a mentor, and an inspiration for students, a role that cannot be replaced by technology of any kind.
• Taking critical skills into account like decision making, time management, etc, a child needs a teacher as technology cannot teach these human skills. 
• Also, personality development involves the enhancement of social skills which requires an organic social environment that can be found in traditional classrooms and not in a virtual environment. 

Thus, statement II is incorrect.

∴ Option 3 is the correct answer.