Bringing radical behaviorism to revolutionary Brazil and back: Fred Keller's Personalized System of Instruction and Cold War engineering education

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Akera
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Radical Behaviorism ◽  
Personalized System Of Instruction ◽  
Personalized System

Has Lightning Struck Twice? Use of PSI in College Classrooms

1986 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret E. Lloyd ◽  
Kenneth E. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Personalized System Of Instruction ◽  
College Classrooms ◽  
Personalized System ◽  
Classroom Use

Classroom use of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) was investigated by sending questionnaires to three groups, early (before 1975) users of PSI, recent (after 1975) users, and current chairpersons of psychology departments. Data from all three sources suggest that fewer PSI courses are being taught, and that many depart substantially from the original PSI format.

scholarly journals The Personalized System of Instruction: Review and Applications to Distance Education

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyle K. Grant ◽  
Robert E. Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Personalized System Of Instruction ◽  
History Of ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Personalized System ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Key Terms

<P class=abstract>The present paper (a) outlines the basic features of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI); (b) provides a brief history of PSI; and (c) describes the application of PSI to distance education. Some common misconceptions about PSI are also addressed. PSI is presented as a helpful universally applicable set of instructional practices that are well suited to distance teaching and learning.</P> <P class=abstract><B>Key Terms:</B> Personalized System of Instruction, distance learning, computer-based instruction, mastery-learning, self-pacing, higher-order objectives, scholarship of teaching, proctors, tutoring.</P> <p>

Some Consequences of Manipulating Testing Procedures in a Course Using a Personalized System of Instruction

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1179-1183
Author(s):  
Philip Langer ◽  
B. Jennings Hansen ◽  
Barbara J. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Study Guide ◽  
Personalized System Of Instruction ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Personalized System

The number of text alternatives in a Personalized System of Instruction were increased from two to three for text modules, and from one to two for film and tape modules. In addition, all tests were standardized at 10 items. Findings were that many students used the first text exam as a study guide; the film and tape data were comparable to previous years. Course implications were discussed.

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