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                Literature review about Critical understanding of  Learning Management System

                               

      In our modern life today technology has being developing rapidly and has brought pedagogical advances in education. And also it has changed the people life in the sphere of obtaining specific knowledge. Without having face-to face communication, advanced communication technology has enabled information users to increase their knowledge. Currently, educational institutions are widely using advanced Learning Management Systems. This page will review an article about "Critical understanding of Learning Management System" which is written by Solomon Arulraj David.

   This article gives deep analysis of LMS Learning Management System and how it can impact on education. Solomon Arulraj David provides critical review on advantages and disadvantages of LMS. Explanation of LMS features and functionalities are given in the overview paragraph of this article. According to the authors view, LMS is mainly used to communicate with learner and the content in order interact, report and operate. ( David, 2013). Author also states that teachers can assess  through monitoring students progress and performance. Moreover, test score recording and the checking task completions can also be done by system. 

   This article provides in-depth explanation about advantages of  LMS using, including distance learning, improved interaction between teachers and students, student- centered learning and improved access to educational  recourses.  There are several examples demonstrating authors view that LMS has functional, reusable materials with offers to curriculum creators many options to choose delivery method and to design their material. Second example says that Self-paced learning create opportunity for learners study and work autonomously from anywhere. The only thing should be the computer and the access to the internet. ( David, 2013). Students who are not able to attend traditional classes can have chance to participate in distance learning classroom settings. 

   LMS platforms can facilitate working in the group encouraging strong communication between teacher and learner where different interactive activities and learning styles can be met through social constructivism theory.  Productive learning outcome achievement can be built through Social constructivism which emphasizes interaction, group working and significance of contact. (Nawaz, 2012)

Interaction with the environment can help people who actively create new information(Kanno, 2018)  Social constructivism motivates learners to implement active methods like problem- solving and experiments. (Amineh& Als, 2015) Students academic achievement and the level of development can be reach with peers and teachers help. ( Taylor, 2018)

On the contrary,  there are some disadvantages.like over- dependence on technology which can negatively 

influence on student learning outcomes.

I agree to the opinions which are given above that LMS platforms can help to promote engaged and meaningful communication between student and teacher. A lot of different activities can be built by social constructivism with the help of of various learning styles.  I agree that, social networks can create possibilities for enlarging the learning environment for collaborative learning, It also helps to increase participation and extend learning experience. of students. Furthermore, students can share information through up-to-date technologies like blogs, social networks (telegram, instagram..) in informal way. With the help of Collaborative and cooperative learning in social networks users can decrease the feeling of isolation and strengthen their relationships for other part of community. 

I am absolutely agree that excessive use of technology can create negative consequences as over relience on technology and students learning outcomes. 

 

 To sum up all the ideas above, this article written in detail and explained thoroughly through examples and authors view. Advantages and disadvantages of LMS are balanced. this article gives recommendations to increase their students learning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Amineh, R, J & Asl H. D (2015). Review of constructivism and social constructivism. Journal of Social Sciences, Literature and Languages 1(1), 9-16

David, S. A. (2013). A critical understanding of learning management system. A Quarterly Refereed Journal of Dialogues on Education, 2(4), pp.4-12. 

 

Navaz, A. (2012 ). Social- Constructivism. Futuristic sphere for e-Learning in  HEIs. Global Journal of Management and Business Research

  

Taylor, S. P (2018). Critical realism vs Social constructionism and social constructivism: application of a social housing research study.

International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research 37 (2), 216-222