The programmed instruction movement was developed by American psychologist B. F. Skinner during the 1950s. Programmed instruction, modeled after the scientific method, arose as a response to teacher shortages and to increasing student populations. It automates instruction through breaking up curriculum into small, self-contained, manageable frames that are then logically sequenced in a systematic manner and presented through technological devices. Ultimately, the goal of programmed instruction... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2021. 3p.