Computer-Mediated Communication in Education - Article Example

According to Jaramillo (1996), language results in the acquiring of knowledge as well as the transmission of knowledge. In a study conducted on 4-5-year-olds in a classroom, Jaramillo noted that teachers, who interacted with their students, noticed more understanding among the 4-5-year-olds. The children were grouped into two, one group was taught via the teachers reading what they were teaching to the students. The other group of children was taught through question and answer strategy. In the question and answer strategy, there was a teacher-student exchange of information.

Jaramillo (1996) notes that those students involved in dialogue with instructors, internalize the language of the associations. Through language internalization, it becomes possible to organize personal communication in the same manner. This means that language is acquired and transmitted. Darhower (2002) notes the importance of psychological tools, for the transition from lower to greater mental functions to take place, in a study conducted on university students.  Darhower concludes that greater mental functions appear as products of mediated action.

Mediation is a procedure that requires potential cultural tools to mold action.