The Teaching Machine!

The teaching machine, although not quite as industrial as it may sound did make a lot of commotion in the teaching world, even till this day the teaching machines original goals are still being implemented in the classroom today.

How did such a machine come about you may ask?

Well on one Fathers Day Skinner decided to visit his daughters math class. During this visit he realized that the teacher was making one very important mistake when teaching these children. While the students were doing their exercise worksheets there was no immediate gratification if the answer was correct.

So what did Skinner do you may ask now?

Skinner made a machine that broke problems into smaller steps, and after each step was accomplished the student would find out immediately if the result was correct or incorrect. 

And wa-la the teaching machine ^

Now, you may be wondering what is a modern day teaching machine like?

Well wa-la. New age teaching machines look anything similar to these types of machines, where instant feedback is presented to the children after a response is given!