Comparison on Applied Technology in Web Application in Chinese and American Education

Abstract

Due to the differences between the historical background, technological advancement, economic situation and population density between America and China, there are many differences between American and Chinese education systems. One of the differences is the applied technology in web application in education. By comparing the general technological situations in the two countries and the applied technology in web application in online education, web-facilitated education at college level, K-12 level and the developing prospects in the two countries, the article comes to the conclusion that applied technology in web application in American education is much more advanced than that in Chinese education. The web-related infrastructural construction in American educational institutions has almost come to a complete state and now more concern is on how to make full use of all the facilities and technology so as to achieve the best result, while China is still trying hard to make web-related facilities reach all the educational institutions and at the same time searching optimized ways of application. Insufficient financial support, lag in technology and deep-rooted traditional test-oriented teaching philosophy among teachers as well as parents are the greatest obstacles to the widening of applied technology in web application in education in China. Although government have been trying hard to deepen the application of internet technology in education by putting out a series of policies and starting a succession of projects and great progress has already been made and will be achieved, there is still a long way to go before it reach the present state of American applied technology in web application in education. However, to what extent and in what way should China apply internet technology in education should be carefully studied since there are so many cultural differences and national situations between China and America. A lot of research are to be done and the findings of researches already done about applied technology in web application in education world-wide should be learned so as to avoid waste and guarantee efficiency.