programmed instruction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of programmed instruction
First recorded in 1960–65
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Applying this approach, the student would reach a level of competency with the least number of errors through programmed instruction in increments.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2021
Just to be on the safe side, JPL control sent a series of four last-minute direct commands to back up the programmed instruction.
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For one, colleges could easily become more efficient by better use of existing facilities and faculties, judicious expansion of student-teacher ratios, more independent study, televised lectures and programmed instruction.
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Now, computers have arrived on many campuses for programmed instruction, the solving of intricate problems by students, and the simulation of real-life situations in computer-controlled "games."
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Juvenile Offenders Some critics, loyal Skinnerians among them, argue that this teaching process bores all but the dullest students, and that there is little solid evidence as to how well programmed instruction sticks.
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