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    Convergence theory posits that as nations industrialize, they will begin to resemble other industrialized societies in terms of social norms and technology. Early convergence theory in the 1950s and 1960s was linked to modernization theory, stating that nations would follow a similar path of industrialization to Western nations. As nations become more industrialized and interdependent through technology and globalization, their cultural norms will also converge. Digital and instructional convergence describe the tendency of different technologies, media, content, and applications to become more similar and accessible in one place, changing education.

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    Convergence theory posits that as nations industrialize, they will begin to resemble other industrialized societies in terms of social norms and technology. Early convergence theory in the 1950s and 1960s was linked to modernization theory, stating that nations would follow a similar path of industrialization to Western nations. As nations become more industrialized and interdependent through technology and globalization, their cultural norms will also converge. Digital and instructional convergence describe the tendency of different technologies, media, content, and applications to become more similar and accessible in one place, changing education.

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    Convergence theory posits that as nations industrialize, they will begin to resemble other industrialized societies in terms of social norms and technology. Early convergence theory in the 1950s and 1960s was linked to modernization theory, stating that nations would follow a similar path of industrialization to Western nations. As nations become more industrialized and interdependent through technology and globalization, their cultural norms will also converge. Digital and instructional convergence describe the tendency of different technologies, media, content, and applications to become more similar and accessible in one place, changing education.

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    CONVERGENCE

    THEORY GROUP 4
    LEOMEL AMPARADO– ALBERT SOLITE – REYSAH BALTES – ABEGAEL CABIAS – ANGEL
    TORLAO – MELANIE VERBA
    CONVERGENCE

     It comes from the Latin Word convergere


    – meaning “to incline together”
     It describes a tendency for phenomena
    or object to meet
    WHAT IS CONVERGENCE THEORY?

     It presumes that as nations


    move from the early stages of
    industrialization toward
    becoming fully industrialized,
    they begin to resemble other
    industrialized societies in terms
    of societal norms and
    technology. The characteristics
    of these nations effectively
    converge.
    EARLY CONVERGENCE THEORY

     Inthe 1950's and 1960's, convergence theory was


    most closely related to modernization theory.
     Thistheory states that as nations develop, they will
    take a path to industrialization similar to the one
    Western nations took.
     Both convergence theory and modernization theory
    examined the link between economic development
    and societal change.
    INTERDEPENDENCE

     As nations become more industrialized, the more


    interdependent they become. The more
    interdependent that they become, the more
    similar their cultural norms will become.
     Technology and industrialization has changed us
    all, and the biggest change has been that we've
    become interdependent.
    CATCH - UP EFFECT

     Convergence theory is also known as the catch-up


    effect.
     Convergence theorists believe that we're entering
    an era in which most nations will be industrialized,
    interdependent, and have similar cultures.
     They believe that this will lead to fewer wars.
     Interdependence will lead to decrease in poverty
    for third world nations.
    SOCIOLOGICAL CRITIQUES OF
    CONVERGENCE THEORY
     Type of development often only further enriches the
    already wealthy, and/or creates or expands a middle
    class while exacerbating the poverty and poor quality of
    life experienced by the majority of the nation in question.
     Additionally, it is a form of development that typically
    relies on the over-use of natural resources, displaces
    subsistence and small-scale agriculture, and causes
    widespread pollution and damage to the natural habitat.
    DIGITAL CONVERGENCE

     Digital Convergence is the tendency for


    different technologies, media, content,
    services, and applications to become more
    similar with time and available via single
    access point.
    DIGITAL CONVERGENCE IN EDUCATION

     Digital Convergence brings opportunity and challenge to


    education.
     It alters the balance of power in teaching and learning, where
    tradition holds that the teacher controlled what was learned as
    well as which resources were used to garnet that learning.
     Amidst challenges, convergence in education triggers a move
    away from predetermined sorts of adaptive software to software
    that is more intuitive and responsive to the learner’s prior
    knowledge, level of progress, and readiness for learning.
    INSTRUCTIONAL CONVERGENCE

     It uses multiple information sources such as


    technology, data, knowledge of exceptional
    teaching and deep understanding about how
    students learn.
     The result of this is informed instruction that leads
    to greater student outcomes.
    Why is digital convergence
    important ?

     It
    is because in today’s technologically advance
    world, different forms of technology continue to
    be released and are better than their former
    models because they can simply do more.
    THANK YOU
    FOR
    LISTENING!
    REFERENCES:
    HTTPS://STUDY.COM/ACADEMY/LESSON/CONVERGENCE-THEORY-DEFINITION-
    EXAMPLES-LESSON.HTML

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