A PROGRAM CONSISTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL DESIGNED TO LEAD A PUPIL ALMOST UNAIDED AND WITHOUT ERROR TO A PRESELECTED LEVEL OF LEARNING BY WHAT AMOUNTS TO A PAVLOVIAN STIMULUS-RESPONSE-TOWARD PATTERN. BEHIND ANY PROGRAM LIES THE THEORY THAT THE MATERIAL MUST START WITH SOMETHING FAMILIAR TO THE STUDENT AND PROGRESS WITH INCREASING DIFFICULTY…

An experiment is reported involving the teaching of the agreement of the past participle without an auxiliary verb, with "avoir" and with "etre," patterned after the studies of S. Roller in 1952-53 in this area. The initial experimentation is updated and involves the use of a Skinnerian model of programed instruction. The objectives, operational…

To test some aspects of Skinnerian programed instruction, a 241-frame program on Swedish grammar was presented to students 10 to 12 years old. Skinnerian insistence on student-constructed overt responses and on presenting the "key answer" after each frame were contrasted with covert responses and key answer frequencies less than 100…

This paper characterizes appropriate content for drill activity, gives various cognitive levels of drill exercises, and provides ways in which to measure and report students' progress on drill activities. Drill is a method of teaching that utilizes repetition to assist students in acquiring new skills and refining existing skills. The success of…