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The Historical Evolution of Educational Software.
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Troutner, Joanne – 1991
This paper establishes the roots of computers and automated teaching in the field of psychology and describes Dr. S. L. Pressey's presentation of the teaching machine; B. F. Skinner's teaching machine; Meyer's steps in composing a program for the automated teaching machine; IBM's beginning research on automated courses and the development of the…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Development