Precision teaching is a precise and systematic method of evaluating instructional tactics and curricula, one of the few quantitative analysis of behavior forms of applied behavior analysis. It was pioneered by Ogden Lindsley in the 1960s, based largely on B. F. Skinner's operant conditioning, and it is a type of programmed instruction that focuses heavily on frequency, meaning how often a behavior occurs in a given time, as its main measure. By focusing on fluency rather than mere accuracy, a teacher can adjust curricula for each individual learner to maximize learning based on that learner's own measured fluency, charting performance over time to guide instructional decisions. The instruction itself can use any method or approach, and precision teaching has been reported to combine especially effectively with direct instruction; it has been used with learners ranging from the severely disabled to university graduate students, and from young children to elderly adults.
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Core ClaimPrecision teaching is a precise and systematic method of evaluating instructional tactics and curricula, one of the few quantitative analysis of behavior forms of applied behavior analysis, pioneered by Ogden Lindsley in the 1960s based largely on B. F. Skinner's operant conditioning and focused on the frequency of a learner's responses as its main measure. 1 Classification
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What is the Standard Celeration Chart in precision teaching?
A semi-logarithmic chart that lets teachers compare learners' rates of progress on one common scale.
The Standard Celeration Chart is the semi-logarithmic chart that precision teaching uses to measure fluency. It shows how quickly a learner is acquiring a skill, so a teacher can see changes in the rate of learning at a glance and adjust the curriculum. Ogden Lindsley created it because teachers at the University of Kansas Children's Rehabilitation unit each charted their learners' behavior differently, and sharing a single project took 20 to 30 minutes because every chart had to be explained. On the standard chart the horizontal axis is an add scale covering a full school semester of 140 days, and the vertical axis is a multiply scale covering frequencies from 1 per day to 1000 per minute. The source describes the largest benefit as being that progress pictures from different students charted by different teachers can be compared and evaluated.
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It comes from a very strong quantitative scientific basis and was pioneered by Ogden Lindsley in the 1960s based largely on Skinner's operant conditioning.
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According to Owen White, Precision teaching "has been used successfully to teach the progress of learners ranging from the severely disabled to university graduate students, from the very young to the very old".
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It was not created in its current form until 1967.
Associated With: Operant Conditioning, Precision teaching, lead section
It comes from a very strong quantitative scientific basis and was pioneered by Ogden Lindsley in the 1960s based largely on Skinner's operant conditioning.
In Approach: Behaviourism, Lead paragraph
It comes from a very strong quantitative scientific basis and was pioneered by Ogden Lindsley in the 1960s based largely on Skinner's operant conditioning.
Developed By: Ogden Lindsley, Lead
It comes from a very strong quantitative scientific basis and was pioneered by Ogden Lindsley in the 1960s based largely on Skinner's operant conditioning.
In Group: Conditioning and Behavior Analysis Theories, Lead
Precision teaching is a precise and systematic method of evaluating instructional tactics and curricula.
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