EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

TEACHING AND RESEARCH APTITUDE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following are advantages of teaching machines except
A
Tracking of errors
B
The control of cheating
C
The Insurance of Attention
D
Their universal use for different kinds of Programmes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are many advantages to the use of teaching machines. They are particularly useful in subjects that require drill, such as arithmetic or a foreign language. Users can proceed at their own pace and also have an opportunity to review their work.

Detailed explanation-2: -Teaching machine is a device that presents series of problems and provides immediate “reward” or reinforcement to students when they give the correct answers to the posed questions (Holland, 1960). The first teaching machine was invented by Pressey in 1925. It was a device that asked a single question to the student.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skinner, a behavioral psychologist who in the 1950s invented a “teaching machine, ” a mechanical device designed to automate and individualize instruction so that students could learn at their own pace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The most important task in teaching is directing students in the development of experience. Student‐directed learning strategies involve teaching students to modify and regulate their own behavior.

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