1. Educational technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge and principles of learning to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and learning. 2. The objectives of educational technology include transmitting information to students, serving as role models, assisting in skill development, and providing feedback. It also aims to reach more students with improved learning materials and opportunities for independent study. 3. The scope of educational technology is as wide as education itself and ranges from educational administration and testing to the instructional process. It involves identifying learning objectives and strategies, selecting appropriate teaching methods and media, and evaluating learning systems.

1. EMMANUEL COLLEGE OF B.ED
TRAINING VAZHICHAL
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
KERALA
ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC
Meaning, Objectives and Scope of Educational Technology
Submitted To, submitted By,
Mary Jain Reju RG
Assistant professor Roll no:38
Emmanuel College of B.Ed. Emmanuel college of B.Ed.
Training, vazhichal Training, vazhichal
Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram

2. Submitted On: 3-09-2019
INTRODUCTION
Technology defines the science or study of art or skill. Technology is a set of instruments and skills
which are used to satisfy the needs of the community (Hierra. A). According to National Council
of Educational Technology (NCET), "Educational Technology is the development, application and
evaluation of system, technic and aids to improve the process of human learning". According To
"Page T" Technology is the application of the scientific knowledge to a practical purpose.
According To (GOM LEITH) the education technology is the application of scientific knowledge
and about the conditions of learning to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and
learning.
MEANING OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
ì.These are the three views regarding the meaning of the educational Technology.
1) According to James O. Finn and others in 1960 "Educational technology refers to the application
of physical science and engineering technology to provide mechanical or electro- mechanical tools,
instruments or hard ware which can be used for instructional purpose". This argument is mainly
based on audio visual education. In this sense, the reference is generally to the use of equipment
for presenting instructional material such as still and motion picture projectors, tape recorders,
television, reaching machines and computer based teaching.

3. 2) According to Skinner, Gagne and others Educational technology refers to the application of
scientific principles to instruction. Here psychological principles of learning are stressed.
3) It was described by, Davis and Hartley in1972 , incorporate with the above two aspects through
a application of a system approach to education and training. According to this view, Education
should be considered a system in which machines, materials, media, men and methods are
interrelated parts and are organized in such a way as they work together for the fulfillment of
specific Educational objectives. Educational technology, according to this view implies planning,
implementing and evaluating a system in education according to scientific principles so as to best
achieve the educational objectives.
OBJECTIVESOF EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGY
Hillard Jason has stated the following major objectives of educational technology keeping the
teachers in view.
★ Transmission of information.
★ Serving as role models.
★ Assisting the practice of developing specific skills.
★ Contribution to the provision of feedback.
Mc. Kenzie and others has stated the following major objectives of educational technology
keeping the students as focal point.
★ The need to reach out maximum number of students.
★ To reach out them with a improved range of learning materials.
★ To offer greater opportunities for independent study.
★ To permit atleast a limited number of students response.
MACRO LEVEL OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (OBJECTIVES
IN TERMS OF BROAD EDUCATIONAL GOALS)

4. ★ To identify the need and aspirants of the community.
★ To determine the aims, objectives and general structure of education.
★ To develop an integrated curriculum of arts, Science and human values.
★ To identify and locate material resources and strategies for achieving desired aims of
education.
★ To develop specific models of teaching to bring about an improvement in the teaching
learning process.
★ To design, modify and develop appropriate equipment or aids suitable and relevant to the
educational process.
★ To identify the latent environmental constraints and means to tackling them.
★ To assist in providing vocational opportunities to the needy and deserving.
★ To manage the entire educational system consists of planning, implementation and
evaluation phases.
MICRO LEVEL OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
(OBJECTIVES IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC CLASSROOM TEACHING )
★ To identify the educational needs of the learner.
★ To access the educational needs of the students.
★ To determine and formulate classroom objectives in behavioral terms.
★ To identify the necessary teaching learning materials.
★ To identify the content of instruction and organize them in a proper sequence.
★ To predetermine the nature of interaction between subsystems. That is students, teachers,
teaching learning materials, content and methodologies.
★ To identify human resource.
★ To plan out teaching strategy, models and methods as per the needs and objectives.
★ To evaluate the effectiveness of teaching strategy in terms of learning outcomes. That is
behavioral changes in the students.
★ To provide appreciate feedback to students as well as teachers.
★ To modify the teaching learning process on the basis of feedback received.

5. SCOPE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Scope of educational technology is as wide as education itself. Its scope ranges
from the concrete educational process to the most abstract and subtle ones.
There are three major areas in education in which its scope is very wide .These are;
● Technology related to general educational administration and management.
● Technology related to general education testing.
● Technology related to the instructional process.
Rowntra (1973) has stated the following as the province of educational technologists;
1) Identifying aims and objectives of learning.
2) Planning the learning environment.
3) Exploring and structuring the subject matter.
4) Selecting appropriate teaching strategies and learning media.
5) Evaluating the effectiveness of learning system.
6) Using the insights gained from evaluation to improve their effectiveness for the future.
Important areas which should comprise educational technology are as under;
1) Concept and various facets of educational technology.
2) Teaching learning process.
3) Individualized instructional technology.
4) Programmed learning.
5) Teaching models.
6) Learning theories.
7) Multimedia approach to teaching.
8) Mathetics.
9) Cybernetics.

6. CONCLUSION
Education Technology plays an important role in our modern era .It helps in different ways in
different situations. The coming of Technology changes the society .Now a days we can share,
Teach, Research and do Anything with the help the Technology .All are Now at our finger tips
now. Now a days with the coming of Technology Teaching also become more Easier as we can
imagine. Thus in this century The technology changes Every Thing.
REFERENCE
1. https://educationaltechnology.net
2. edutechwiki.unige.ch
3. https://wikieducator.org
4. https://www.slideshare.net