By Robert R. Fenichel, Joseph Weizenbaum, Jerome C. Yochelson
Communications of the ACM,
March 1970,
Vol. 13 No. 3, Pages 141-146
10.1145/362052.362053
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The TEACH system was developed at MIT to ease the cost and improve the results of elementary instruction in programming. To the student, TEACH offers loosely guided experience with a conversational language which was designed with teaching in mind. Faculty involvement is minimal.
A term of experience with TEACH is discussed. Pedagogically, the system appears to be successful; straighforward reimplementation will make it economically successful as well.
Similar programs of profound tutorial skill will appear only as the results of extended research. The outlines of this research are beginning to become clear.
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