BRANCHING PROGRAM

1. BY :- RITIMA MANHAS

2. INRODUCTION
THE BRANCHING PROGRAM IS
PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION THAT
REPRESENT THE ONE OF THE EFFECTIVE
INNOVTION IN THE TEACHING LEARNING
PROCESS.
IT IS USEFUL TOOL FOR SELF LEARNING.
IT IS PLANNED SEQUENCE OF
EXPERIENCES IN TERMS OF STIMULUS
RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP.

3. .
THE CREDIT FOR DEVELOPING
BRANCHED PROGRAM GOES TO TH THE
AMERICAN PHYCHOLOGIST NORMAN
A.COWDER , 1954.
IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS INTRINSIC
PROGRAM.
HERE THE LEARNER IS FREE TO MAKE
DECISIONS AND IS ABLE TO ADAPT
INSTRUCTION ACCORDING TO HIS NEED .

4. PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLE OF SMALL STEPS .
PRINCIPLE OF ACTIVE RESPONDING
PRINCIPLE OF IMMEDIATE
REINFORCEMENT.
PRINCIPLE OF SELF-PACING.
PRINCIPLE OF STUDENT- TESTING .

5. PROCEDURE FOR BRANCHING
PROGRAM
FORATION OF
FRAMES
LEARNER GO THROUGH
FRAMES
RESPOND TO THE
QUESTIONS

6. .
ANSWER IS
CORRECT MOVES
FORWARD
IN CASE OF
WRONG
ANSWER
REMIDIAL
FRAMES ARE
PROVIDED.

7. CHRACTERSTICS OF BRANCHED
PROGRAM
 MAINTAINS THE INTREST IF LEARNER.
FRAMES CONTAIN ADEQUATE INFORMATION .
 MAKES TEACHING LEARNING PROCESS
EFFECTIVE.
IT PROVIDE DIFFERENT TRACKS DEPENDING
UPON THE ABILITY OF THE LEARNER TO
UNDERSTAND THINGS .
IT HAS GREATER UTILITY FOR INTELLIGENT AND
CREATIVE STUDENTS.

8. LIMITATIONS
THE POSSIBILITY OF ERROR RATE INCREASS.
MAY NOT BE SUCESSFUL FOR AVERAGEOR
BELOW AVERAGE CHILD .
ITS HARD TO APPLY IN INDIAN TEACHING
LEARNING CONDITIONS .
MAY BE TIME CONSUMING .