| a mechanical, electrical, or other automatic device that presents the user with items of information in planned sequence, registers his or her response to each item, and immediately indicates the acceptability of each response. |
| teaching machine n. Any of various devices designed to teach by presenting the student with a planned sequence of statements and questions and providing an immediate response to his or her answers. |
teaching machine
any mechanical device used for presenting a program of instructional material.
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