Programmed instruction

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Definition

• Programmed instruction is based on Skinner's "operant conditionning", a (behaviorist theory stating that learning is change in behavior, i.e. the individual's reponse to events (stimuli). Behvaior can be conditionned by rewarding the right stimulus-response patterns.

According to [Greg Kearsley]:

1. Behavior that is positively reinforced will reoccur; intermittent reinforcement is particularly effective
2. Information should be presented in small amounts so that responses can be reinforced ("shaping")
3. Reinforcements will generalize across similar stimuli ("stimulus generalization") producing secondary conditioning

See also: Mastery learning

Links

Operant Conditioning (B.F. Skinner) [1]

References

• Skinner, B.F. (1968). The Technology of Teaching. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.

Instructional design models