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In the late 14th Century/Early 15th Century Male servants were chosen at the age of 7 to perform a lengthy list of chores daily. At night they would sleep above the dogs in order to attend to their needs as well. -
In the early 16th-19th century, the practice of compulsory public education developed gradually in Europe. This included lessons that were taught included things such as: punctuality, following directions, tolerance for long hours of tedious work, and a minimal ability to read and write. The hope for this was to create better workers. The only known method was forced repetition and testing. -
In the 19th Century, England passed child laboring laws. -
In the 19th and 20th centuries, schooling evolved into conventional schooling. Discipline is more humane and the curriculum has expanded. School replaced fieldwork, factory work, and chores to become the child’s sole responsibility. -
From 1910-1912, Thomas Edison began working on his motion picture industry. His vision was an end to textbooks with instruction provided through video. -
The first intelligence testing machine was created. This was defined as an automatic or self-controlling device that presents a unit of information and provide some means for the learner to respond to information and provides feedback about the correctness of the learner’s responses. -
The idea behind this was to donate a computer to every school in America. -
This was a research study. The end goal was to collect data in order to help teachers and students transform teaching and learning. -
This was helpful for students and teachers to collaborate in real-time with others throughout the world.