CYBERNETICS AND EDUCATION

Abstract

This paper reviews the main contribution of cybernetics to the art and science of teaching. It reviews the bearing of cybernetic principles on teaching methods, and considers teaching as the control of learning. It describes the difference between sequential and skill teaching machines and the value of computer assistance in teaching machines. Adapative machines and adaptive metasystems are briefly discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0657806

Entities

People

  • Gordon Pask

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Computers
  • Consoles
  • Control Systems
  • Cybernetics
  • Education
  • Industrial Training
  • Information Science
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Psychology
  • Sequences
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • Teaching Machines
  • Teaching Methods
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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