A TEACHING MACHINE PRESENTS A SERIES OF PROBLEM MATERIALS TO A STUDENT, REQUIRES AN OVERT BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE, AND PROVIDES RESULTS OF THE BEHAVIOR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RESPONSE. THERE WERE EIGHT GROUPS OF 10 JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WERE EXPERIMENTALLY TRAINED WITH MANUALLY CONTROLLED TEACHING MACHINES, EACH GROUP WAS TAUGHT WITH A…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROGRAM IN PLANE GEOMETRY AND THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM IN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH TO GENERATE HYPOTHESES ABOUT METHODS OF PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. AN INDUCTIVE APPROACH, BASED ON AN INTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN A SELF-STUDY SITUATION, WAS USED TO DEVELOP PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAM…