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Computer Aided Learning and Multimedia

Computer Aided Learning and Multimedia
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Author(s): Manjit Singh Sidhu (Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 14
Source title: Technology-Assisted Problem Solving for Engineering Education: Interactive Multimedia Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Manjit Singh Sidhu (Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-764-5.ch004

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Abstract

In general, Computer Aided Learning (CAL) is the term given to software applications in which a computer is used to partially replace the function of a human instructor in the education or training of a learner/student. CAL is not limited to a particular field in education or constraint to a specific subject matter. The primary goal of CAL is to convey pre-defined theory/concepts to student so as to allow him/ her to understand and apply gained knowledge at work place. A CAL application offers the student a structured method of obtaining information as well as using the computer as navigational and information retrieval medium. CAL can therefore be thought of as a front end to a large information database. Early CAL packages offered the user information in the form of pages of text only. As technology evolved, applications started to present information using a wide range of media formats, including high-resolution graphics, narration, and even interactive video (Marshall, 1988). Hence the combination of one or more electronic media is subsequently known as multimedia.

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