Self-instruction is a unique teaching technology in the fact that it was developed solely for education and did not come to education by the way of the entertainment medium as did films or television. Another unique factor is that it can be totally dependent upon the use of media or use no media at all. What ever the format used, all self-instruction programs must contain certain parameters in order to be effective. This paper discusses those parameters and their implication on the media technologies.
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