ARTICLE REVIEW

Article Review



Article Review

Introduction

Comparison of Computer Aided Education and Traditional Education in the field of acquiring the concepts of numbers, shapes to the children in the kindergarten at the age of six and determining the role of Comparison of Computer Aided Education in this matter have been the subject of this study. Rapid changes in science and technology have led us call our age first Electronic Age, then Space Age and lastly Computer Age (O'Hara 2008). These concepts which are the indicators of the development level of our century also shape the way of today's social life. It is no doubt that these advancements in science and technology are the consequences of educational activities. All sorts of knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes acquired through education have been transferred from one generation to another. This paper will review the article Children, play, and computers in pre-school education (Plowman and Stephen 2005). In order to do so, the paper will take elements from the article and present them in comparison to other articles that pertain to the same subject.

Discussion

Consequently, education, which has been a discussion topic from past to present and which has always been an important role in human life, has gained a new dimension with computers becoming the indispensable part of our everyday lives. Advancements in science and technology, which have brought about new necessities, also provide new opportunities for educational practices. Without a doubt, computers are at the top of these opportunities. Computers began to be used by many people with different interest and for different purposes in various fields. They have even become an integral part of daily life. The fact that computers become more widespread day by day in the lives of individuals and society gives us a clue that tomorrow will be much more different, complicated and advanced than today.

In order for people to adapt to the new world, they need to know computer well and have the skill to use it. This is only possible by getting familiarized with computers at an early age and through a planned computer education (Grieshaber 2010). The most appropriate period for getting to know computers and undergoing computer education can be preschool years. To this end, this study has been planned and implemented in order to compare computer aided education and traditional education in respect of their efficiency in gaining the concepts of numbers and geometric shapes to the children in the kindergarten at the age of six with the concept, to help teachers in comprehending the role of computer aided education and gaining the concepts of numbers and geometric shapes to children in preschool period, to provide information about preschool education and computer aided education, and to increase success in computer use.

One of the fundamental elements of education is teaching and learning activities. The effectiveness of teaching processes for educational purposes depends largely on the teacher as well as the materials (all sorts of equipment) and methods used by the ...