Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

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Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

• Drill and Practice -- Repetitive practice on a
  particular discrete skill (SAT, ACT Prep)
• Educational Games -- Designed for fun usually
  have a clear set of rules, some other method of
  keeping score, and a winner (funbrain.com
  Zoombinisteaches logic)
• Tutorial -- Computer instructs the student in
  some area of knowledge in somewhat the same way
  as a teacher in a one-to-one situation (How To
  Use A Chinese Abacus)
• Simulation -- Imitation of real or imaginary
  system based on a theory or model of that system
  (Microsoft Flight Simulator)
• Discovery -- provides a large database of
  information specific to a course or content area
  challenges the learner to analyze, compare, infer
  and evaluate based on their explorations of the
  data (The Brain From Top To Bottom WebQuests)
• Productivity and Utilities -- Help the teacher or
  student to be more efficient or effective for
  specific task general or specialized programs
  designed to carry out specific functions