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'''Programmed Learning''' is a learning technique first proposed by the Pressey & made popular by[[behaviorism|behaviorist]] [[Burrhus Frederic Skinner|B. F. Skinner]] in 1958. According to Skinner, the purpose of programmed learning is to "manage human learning under controlled conditions". It is similar in some ways to the [[Saxon (teaching method)|Saxon method]] used in some math courses; both methods teach information in small bites rather than trying to tackle an entire subject at once, though programmed learning places less emphasis on repetition than Saxon.

The technique involves self-administered and self-paced learning, in which the student is presented with information in small steps called "frames". Each frame contains a small segment of the information to be learned, and a statement in which the student must fill a blank section, and after each frame the student uncovers the correct answer before advancing to the next frame.