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What do you mean by cybernetics design?

4.4.2 Utility of Cybernetics

1. This design makes educational process more organized and scientifi c.
2. Specifies the principles of linear programmed learning.

3. It displays universal form of teaching.
4. After scientific analysis of learning process, this design makes it progressive.

5. Helps teacher to understand the teaching system.
6. It leads to required learning behaviour using control.
7. Student’s learning behaviour can be organized and controlled by practices and feedback.
8. Helpful in creating new teaching models.
9. Helpful in class instruction.
10. It emphasizes on social as well individual instruction.

11. Innovative philosophies have come in the field of teacher training as a result of its feedback. For
example – microteaching, mini-teaching, programmed instruction, interaction analysis etc. All these
are based on the feedback of cybernetics system.

4.5 System Approach

System approach was born during the Second World War. Since then it has particularly infl uenced the
management decisions of industry, government, military and business sectors. System refers to a fi xed
method. In fact, system approach is a thorough analysis of a system or subsystem. This term overs a
body of theory and practice of system analysis.
There are three important things in system analysis—
1. System thinking
2. System analysis
3. System
System has three parts—
1. Goal—It give the knowledge of what to do and why.
2. Process—It consists of various activities.
3. Contents—It is related to sub-parts of a system.

4.5.1 Steps of the System Approach

1. Define the need.

2. Statement of objectives.
3. Description of restrictions and limitations.
4. Collection of statements alternatives.
5. Make a selection of appropriate alternative.

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