Programmed Instruction Quiz

Who invented the mechanical device based on a typewriter drum that could automate testing of simple informational material?

• Sidney Pressey

• B.F. Skinner

• Edgar Dale

• Michael Molenda

What was the major operationalization of radical behaviorism proposed by B.F. Skinner?

• Observational learning

• Insight learning

• Classical conditioning

• Operant conditioning

Which approach to programmed instruction allowed learners to skip ahead through material or branch off to remedial frames?

• Flexible programming

• Branching programming

• Intrinsic programming

• Linear programming

What was the major lesson learned from the experiments in schools with Programmed Instruction in the early 1960s?

• PI was ineffective in formal education

• PI was only effective with mechanical devices

• PI required extensive restructuring of classroom routines

• PI was not suitable for high school students

Which soft technology derived from Programmed Instruction involves a tutor guiding the learner through structured patterns?

• Computer-assisted Instruction

• Personalized System of Instruction

• Direct Instruction

• Programmed Tutoring

What term did B.F. Skinner use to describe Programmed Instruction as an application of the science of learning to the practical task of instruction?

• Behavioral Instruction

• Technology of Teaching

• Instructional Design

• Educational Technology

Who developed Direct Instruction as a way to help disadvantaged children succeed academically?

• Fred Keller

• Sidney Pressey

• Douglas Ellson

• Siegfried Engelmann

What was the major focus of the field of educational technology shifting towards in the 1960s?

• Development of teaching machines

• Production and use of AV materials

• Enhancing traditional teaching methods

• Designing and utilizing interactive self-instructional systems

Which soft technology derived from Programmed Instruction divides all course content into sequential units for self-paced learning?

• Personalized System of Instruction

• Direct Instruction

• Computer-assisted Instruction

• Programmed Tutoring

What was the major goal of the programmed instruction movement?

• To free learners from traditional lock-step group lectures

• To increase the workload on students

• To eliminate the need for teachers

• To automate teaching completely