Use and Importance of Computers in Education

Many technological advances have been made throughout history making life easier, one of which is the computer. Computers have changed the world, as a lot of things can now be done through computers. Computers are everywhere at school, at work, and at home. Many daily activities either involve the use of or depend on information from a computer. Over the past decade, the number of schools with computer and the Internet access has grown exponentially, and the number of children going online from school has followed suit.

The first computer Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC) was developed in 1942. Historians divide the history of the modern computer into generations, beginning with the …show more content…

According to the evaluation, results indicate that programs of computer-assisted and computer-managed instruction raised student examination scores by approximately 0.4 standard deviations (SDs). Programs using computer-enriched instruction, however, raised examination scores by only 0.07 SDs in the average study. The effects of CBT on student learning were stronger in studies focusing on disadvantaged students and in studies conducted in recent years.

Research is also the part of education system. Research provides more knowledge and ideas about particular subjects. Computers these days are absolutely necessary throughout the research process. The role of the computer becomes more important when the research is on a large sample. Computers play vital role in data storage and processing. Computers assist the researcher throughout different phases of the research process such as the conceptual phase, design and planning phase, empirical phase, analytic phase and dissemination phase. Computers help with searching the literature, creating a theoretical framework and formulating of hypothesis. In research studies, the preparation and inputting of data is the longest and most time consuming work but the computer helps to do it in comparatively less time.

All branches of science, from biology to astronomy to meteorology, use computers to assist them with collecting, analyzing and modeling data.