The Accounting Review Vol. 37 No. 4 1962
PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION: ITS IMPLICATION FOR ACCOUNTING EDUCATION.
Abstract
The article discusses the implications of programming for accounting education. The importance of automated teaching, teaching machines, and self-instructional devices in the field of accounting are discussed. Programmed instruction permits each student to proceed at his own rate. This will enable the student to master one set of skills before being permitted to move to new areas of study of increasing complexity. It will also enable the instructor to escape from the old problem of aiming his presentation at the "average" student, thereby putting pressure on the slower students to master the required skills and usually boring the brighter students. Programmed instruction can also be used very effectively with proficiency examinations. Programmed instruction and teaching machines make excellent research tools. They enable the instructor to acquire an insight into the learning process, thereby permitting more efficient use of available resources. Programming, if properly developed and used, may provide accounting educators with a real opportunity to continue to improve their educational practices and classroom techniques.
- DOI
- 10.2308/tar-7100249
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 685-691
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref