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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]:

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

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

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

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+== Definition ==
+* Programmed instruction is based on Skinner's "operant conditionning", a ([[behaviorism|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 [[http://tip.psychology.org/skinner.html Greg Kearsley]]:
+# Behavior that is positively reinforced will reoccur; intermittent reinforcement is particularly effective
+# Information should be presented in small amounts so that responses can be reinforced ("shaping")
+# Reinforcements will generalize across similar stimuli ("stimulus generalization") producing secondary conditioning
+See also: [[Mastery learning]]
+== Links ==
+Operant Conditioning  (B.F. Skinner) [http://tip.psychology.org/skinner.html]
+== References ==
+* Skinner, B.F. (1968). The Technology of Teaching. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
+[[Instructional design models]]
 [[Category:Educational technologies]]
 [[Category:Pedagogic strategies]]
 [[Category:Instructional theories]]