Advantages and Limitations of Programmed Instruction

Advantages of Programmed Instruction

• The learner is continuously active when he is using a programme
• It is basically an individualized technique of instruction.
• Immediate knowledge of results act as a reinforcement
• A programme is planned and prepared much more carefully than a single teacher.   
• Mostly programmes are written by experts.
• Each programme has to prove itself to be effective during the process of validation and must be rewritten as many time as it is necessary.
• A programme is not a human tutor and hence it can be used at any time of the day. It never tired and never lose their temper and patience.

Limitations of Programmed Instruction

• Programmed Instruction does not eliminate competition
• Once the novelty wears off, later reinforcement do not accelerate learning.
• The teacher-pupil contact which is so vital for development of human personality and relationship is completely lost.
• In language learning, speech is equally important as development of reading and comprehension. But there is no scope for providing this experience. 

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