Recent Issues. Chapter 9: Programmed Instruction Revisited . Quote 4

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Recent Issues. Chapter 9: Programmed Instruction Revisited . Quote 4

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Post published:March 6, 2019
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“Some 350 years ago Comenius said, “The more the teacher teaches the less the student learns,” but that is true only if it means “the less the student learns about learning.” (p. 100)

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SKINNER'S QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Some 350 years ago Comenius said, “The more the teacher teaches the less the student learns,” but that is true only if it means “the less the student learns about learning.” (p. 100)

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