Social consequences of labeling the retarded

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1964
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 162 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-3085
• DOI: 10.1002/1520-6807(196410)1:4<437::aid-pits2310010425>3.0.co;2-8

✦ Synopsis

Although the early excitement of learning programs and teaching machines has largely subsided, significant research progress has occurred in this important area and the "new look" is the computer-based program. Critics of early learning programs have argued, with much justification, that no case has yet been made for the superiority of a good learning program over a good text. For programs that present this material in a predetermined sequence, this issue may be difficult to resolve. However, the concept of learning automation has been merged with computer technology, thereby achieving a level of flexibility that clearly goes beyond any simple comparison with good textbooks and demands comparison a t least with good teachers.

Coulson's interesting and highly informative book introduces the "new look."