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Original Articles

Programmed Learning and Personality: A Review and a Preliminary Study

Pages 12-20 | Published online: 09 Jul 2006
 

Abstract

Contrary to the early behaviourist claims, numerous studies have discovered correlations between achievement from Programmed Instruction and individual factors such as intelligence, introversion, anxiety and neuroticism.

This article reviews and summarises the available literature and gives special consideration to the use of Programmed Instruction in relation to personality and behavioural disorders. In addition the application of Programmed Instruction for the assessment and prediction of educational achievement is discussed and suggested for future research.

The preliminary study was concerned with the production of an Adaptive Programmed Reference Manual to teach the use of the SCRAPBOOK computerised retrieval and storage system at the National Physical Laboratory. The programme was stored and presented by the Modular 1 (C.T.L.) computer through the P.R.A.G.M.A. “ Beehive “ visual display unit, thereby placing this study within the limits of “ Computer Assisted Instruction.”

*The work was undertaken for the National Physical Laboratory who kindly provided the equipment and computer time. This study formed part of Contract RXB 053J being carried out for N.P.L. by the HUSAT (Human Science and Advanced Technology) Research Unit, based at Loughborough University.

Notes

*The work was undertaken for the National Physical Laboratory who kindly provided the equipment and computer time. This study formed part of Contract RXB 053J being carried out for N.P.L. by the HUSAT (Human Science and Advanced Technology) Research Unit, based at Loughborough University.

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