Elements of Automated Teaching

Abstract

The director of the automated teaching projects for the Autometric Corporation (NYC) concisely outlines the values and drawbacks of the new programmed learning methods. The evidence indicates that, given adequate programming, learning can be faster and better. The methods are still plagued by mechanical bugs, and materials often must be presented in rather uninteresting fashion. Nevertheless, automated teaching has marvellous potential for diffusing the world's pool of fundamental data and information among greater and greater numbers of people.