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inappropriate technological tools is a disappointment for the future of
students‟ learning in general and architecture in particular. Research
has been very active recently to investigate the effective utilisation of
technology in education and its relationship to pedagogy issues is also
considered. Reffat 218 advocates that many researchers encounter a
serious problem in this area. He states that this could be related to the
failure to isolate and quantify the improvements gained due to the use of
IT from the other factors. Therefore, qualitative feedback could be
effective in evaluating the benefits that is gained from using IT for
delivery of education, taking into consideration the conceptual level and
relying on user feedback and perception. To evaluate the effect of
utilising new information technologies on delivery of education at the
conceptual level, one can examine advances in information technology
in the enrichment or facilitating of various facets associated with delivery
of education and topping it up in every cycle of the research. This in turn
indicates the impact as the process development. Some of the major
areas are adjusting technology to the pedagogy need, improving tools,
customising it to a student learning experience, based on the student‟s
past performance, and using specific information-presentation schemes
to enhance understanding. 219
3.10 Benefits for the UAЕ from the International Practice
As discussed earlier in this chapter education in the Arab world has
undergone many attempts at improvement. The use of technology in
arсhitесtural education in the Arab region is in its infancy. Attempts to
increase access to technology and its use has been active in the Arab
countries as they have realised that the use of technology is essential
for improving education and for achieving excellence.
218 Reffat, R. (2008) op.cit. p897-907.
219 Schmitt, G. (1997). ‘Design medium design object’, in Junge, R. *Ed.+ Proceedings of the 7th
International Conference on CAAD Futures. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
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