HC Deb 23 July 1974 vol 877 cc400-1W
23. Mr. Gwilym Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to encourage research into and the development of programmed learning techniques; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Prentice

The development of educational technology, of which programmed learning is one part, is co-ordinated by the Council for Educational Technology for the United Kingdom, which is funded by my Department. The Government have also mounted a five-year National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning, and an element in this is the role of programmed learning.