Two Introductions to Cybernetics
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Educational cybernetics

The application of feedback to teaching through teaching machines and computers — Programmed Instruction and Computer-Assisted Instruction.


In John F. Young, Cybernetics (1969)

Young does not address education; the application falls outside his engineering-and-biology survey.

In F. H. George, Cybernetics (1971)
Ch. 11 · Cybernetics and Education

George argues the key is that “programmed” means immediate feedback to the learner — unlike radio, television or even the lecture — enabling a flexible, adaptive system (P.I. / C.A.I.).


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FeedbackDigital computerAdaptation / Learning

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