| Abstract: | 2 modes of presentation of a learning sequence, the Socratic method and a programed adaptation, are specified and paralleled in a chart for comparison purposes. The programed adaptation was tested by administering it, in booklet form, to 32 psychology undergraduates. On the immediate criterion test, 17 were able correctly to present the geometric theorem. A revised program was administered to an equivalent group of 33 students. "27 were able correctly to present the geometric theorem on the immediate criterion test… . It is clear that programmed instruction is similar to the Socratic dialogue, but in its differences lies the potential for widespread and enduring changes in the educational enterprise." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
