Object ID:
2005.53.8
Title:
Programmed teaching machine
Description:
Beige plastic case with aluminum trimmed window on angled front; ribbed platen knobs on either side; printed paper roll inside, "Science II Lesson--Programmed Teaching Course, 1962"; question window on left, answer window on right; ivory plastic crank on front right of case; top of unit hinged on back; white rubber feet; silver sticker on left front, "EAP"; use instructions glued inside top.
Dimensions:
H-5.25 W-13.5 D-13.5 inches
Date:
ca. 1975
Made by:
Educational Reading Aids Corporation
Place of Origin:
Carle Place, NY
Collection:
APH Collection
Provenance:
The Educational Research Dept. at APH, headed by Dr. Carson Nolan, worked in the 1960s to study the impact of controlled exposure devices to increase braille reading rates. Nolan and Research Associate Cleves Kederis published a paper on the subject in the 1967 International Journal for the Education of the Blind, pp. 16, 97-105. Copyright dates on the lesson range from 1962 to 1973. The 1976 (#108) APH annual report describes an educational research and development project to "review currently available self-instructional teaching systems" (p. 22).
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2005.53
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Teaching Machine
Teaching Machine