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programmed instruction
–noun Education.
| a progressively monitored, step-by-step teaching method, employing small units of information or learning material and frequent testing, whereby the student must complete or pass one stage before moving on to the next. |
Also called programmed learning.
[Origin: 1960–65
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| programmed instruction
n. A method of teaching in which the information to be learned is presented in discrete units, with a correct response to each unit required before the learner may advance to the next unit. |
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