Programmed Instruction Today
While not popular, programmed instruction continues to be used today. Recently, the application of programmed instruction principles was reapplied to training in computer programs, after some popularity in a series of books on functional programming, and combined with Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy to teach college students. Some have argued that there is a resurgence of research on programmed instruction due to use of computers and the Internet.
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