programmed instruction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of programmed instruction
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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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
Service schools have pioneered in everything from training films to programmed instruction.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was after a visit to his daughter's fourth-grade arithmetic class that he invented the first device for programmed instruction in 1954.
From Time Magazine Archive
In each home could be a carrel with a controlled environment complete with the benefits of programmed instruction.
From Time Magazine Archive
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