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Unit 23: Meaning, Nature and Strategies of Learner Controlled Instruction

Self Assessment Notes
2. Multiple choice questions:
Choose the correct option
(i) The most common description of self learning method is that teaching is directed towards
................... students rather than group of student.
(a) indivisual (b) able (c) needy (d) interested
(ii) The real landmark in the development of programmed learning was the work of .............
.
(a) sapling (b) B.F. Skinner (c) H.C. Hungary (d) B.P. William
(iii) Personalised system of instruction is also known as ..................... plan.
(a) Kellar (b) Skinner (c) Sapling (d) Arthur
(iv) The input device, usually a keyboard, is meant to feed data and instructions to the .............
.
(a) Hardware (b) Keyboard (c) CPU (d) Monitor
(v) There are mainly styles of programmed instruction.
(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five

23.4 Summary

• In learner-controlled instruction, the instructional activity is controlled more by the students
than the teacher. In other words, the student depends more on himself for learning than on
the teacher.
• Hence, instructional activity is called individualized instruction or self-learning. There are
various forms of self-learning, such as programmed instruction, personalized system of
instruction and computer-assisted instruction.
• One another strategy of learner controlled instruction project work can learn by himself
through relevant project work which provides him experiential learning. In this unit we
have discussed how to organise and evaluate project work.
• To conclude, this unit provides you an overview of method techniques through which you
can develop the habit of self-learning among your students.

23.5 Keywords

• Project : A planned piece of work that is designed to find informed abouth sth
• Learning : the process of learning sth
• Personalised : to mark sth insame way to show that it belongs to a particular person.
• Assist : to helps to do sth

23.6 Review Questions

1. What are the objective of project work?
2. Explain the major types of project work done in schools.
3. What are the different forms of self learning?
4. What is computer assisted instruction?

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