PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION

Ø  Considered as one of the novel developments in education.

This planned learning pattern is presented to the pupils/students in sequential manner and the lessons are characterized by small segments which are given to the learners which they are required to answer before going to the next lesson.

      Programming- technique of planning the instructional materials.

      Programmed instructional materials- end product of the en materials. (ALCORM 1990)

Two types of Programmed instructional device

1.       Teaching machine - mechanical devices employed to present systematically a programmed sequence of instruction to a student.

2.       Programmed textbook - Presents the programmed exercise by requiring the pupils/students to read prepared materials in the book.

Principles of learning with the use of Programmed instruction:

1.       Learning by doing

2.       Psychological feed-back.

3.       mastery

4.       new techniques for teaching

5.       creativity

6.       Use of programmed learning materials

7.       Programmed learning