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

Just to be on the safe side, JPL control sent a series of four last-minute direct commands to back up the programmed instruction.

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

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

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