A Hypertext Based Computer Aided Instruction System in Amharic: A Case Study with the Course Introduction to Computers.
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1996-05
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The application of computers to the process of teaching and learning holds many prognoses.
Their use has been seen as a way of improving the quality of delivery, increase the
individualization of learning, encouraging learning privacy, provide greater motivation, improve
information retention. Other advantages include immediate feedback, the opportunity of leasable
students to benefit from repeated use, and more active participation by students. of all the
possible applications of computer technology to learning, hypertext seems to be one ""ith a great
potential Hypertext allows learners to access randomly stored information based on their needs,
interest, or whims. It focuses learner attention on the relationship of facts. It also encourages
active student -centered learning since there are always decisions about what to read next.
Learning in one's own language is believed to be important. One of the most important
advantages of learning in one's own language is that learning begins with something that is
already known The need for training on the basics of computers is strongly felt in Ethiopia. This
high demand of producing computer littermate people is being responded by the mushrooming of
computer training institutions in Addis Ababa and the major cities of the country. It was
identified that the training situation, being in its infancy, is faced with many problems.
This study attempts to demonstrate the design and development of a hypertext based courseware
in Amharic by considering a case study on the course 'Introduction to Computers' which is
being offered at the National Computer and Information Centre of Ethiopian Science and
Technology Commission. It also tries to address problems regarding the computer training
situation in the country.
A literature review on the definition, advantage, design consideration, types, and current trends
and developments on hypertext and courseware is presented. Different models of hypertext and
courseware development are discussed. The models are used to identify the steps and processes
involved in the development process of a hypertext courseware which satisfies instructional
System principles. The quick prototyping software system development approach is used to
develop the course ware. Knowledge Pro for Windows is used to develop the program.
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Information Science