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The Programmed Instruction Era: When Effectiveness Mattered
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Molenda, Michael – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Programmed instruction (PI) was devised to make the teaching-learning process more humane by making it more effective and customized to individual differences. B.F. Skinner's original prescription was modified by later innovators to incorporate more human interaction, social reinforcers and other forms of feedback, larger and more flexible chunks…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Programmed Tutoring