Year: 1966
Type: article
Abstract: This paper is concerned with showing how certain instructional problems can be reformulated as problems in the mathematical theory of optimization.A common instructional paradigm is outlined and a notational system is proposed which allows the paradigm to be restated as a multi-stage decision process with an explicit mathematical learning model.embedded within it.The notion of an optimal stimulus presentation strategy is introduced and some problems involved in determining such a strategy are discussed.A brief description of dynamic programming is used to illustrate how optimal strategies might be discovered in practical situations.
Source: Psychological Bulletin
DOI: 10.1037/h0023838
Authors: G. J. Groen, R. C. Atkinson
Institution: Stanford University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2087708727