programmed instruction

American  

noun

Education.

1. a progressively monitored, step-by-step teaching method, employing small units of information or learning material and frequent testing, whereby the student must complete or pass one stage before moving on to the next.

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Etymology

Origin of programmed instruction

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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

In each home could be a carrel with a controlled environment complete with the benefits of programmed instruction.

From Time Magazine Archive

It runs a mail-order education empire, including the Famous Writers, Artists and Photographers schools, that sells about $90 million yearly in programmed instruction to would-be Hemingways, Picassos and Carder-Bressons around the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

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."

From Time Magazine Archive

The services have been far ahead of public schools in the use of training films, overhead projectors, programmed instruction, individual audio aids, and closed-circuit television.

From Time Magazine Archive