Teaching machines

Abstract

Abstract A TEACHING MACHINE WHICH IS AUTOMATIC AND SIMPLE IN OPERATION AND WHICH, IN ONE EMBODIMENT, PROVIDES A "REWARD" FOR A CORRECT RESPONSE AND A "PUNISHMENT" FOR AN INCORRECT RESPONSE. IN ONE EMBODIMENT A SERIES OF FRAMES ON A TAPE, EACH COMPRISED OF AN AREA POSING A QUESTION AND OTHER AREAS WITH A NUMBER OF ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION WHICH CAN BE CHOSEN BY THE CHILD, ARE PRESENTED SEQUENTIALLY AND AUTOMATICALLY TO THE CHILD VIA A VIEWING WINDOW. THE REWARD MAY BE THE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT OF THE TAP TO A NEW POSITION PRESENTING A NEW QUESTION AND A PLURALITY OF RESPONSES AND THE PUNISHMENT THE PRESSING OF A RESENT BUTTON AFTER EACH INCORRECT RESPONSE. THE RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION CAN BE MADE BY PRESSING AN APPROPRIATE BUTTON OR TRANSPARENT AREA OR BY AUDIBLY GIVING THE ANSWER, AND EITHER RESPONSE CAUSING THE DISCLOSED CONTROL CIRCUIT TO PERFORM THE REWARD-PUNISHMENT FUNCTIONS. AUDIO ACCOMPANIMENT FOR THE TAPE AND A CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CAUSING THE TAPE TO AUTOMATICALLY PRESENT AGAIN A QUESTION TO WHICH THE CHILD MADE THE INCORRECT RESPONSE EITHER WITH THE SAME AUDIO TRACK OR ANOTHER AUDIO TRACK, ARE ALSO DISCLOSED. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE METHODS OF USING THE TAPE, WHICH HAS WORDS EXTENDING ALONG ITS LENGTH WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS, A CARTRIDGE TAPE WHICH DOES NOT NEED TO BE MANUALLY THREADED THROUGH THE MACHINE, A MANUALL OPERABLE ARRANGEMENT FOR MOVING THE TAPE BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS AND A SWITCH MOUNTED ON THE REAR TO TURN THE MACHINE ON WHENEVER THE CHILD SITS DOWN.

Inventors

• 👤 Martin L Bender

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