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Sidney L. Pressey

1888 - 1979

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Sidney L. Pressey is known as the "father of the teaching machine", author of the first book on standardized testing, and founder of the Division on Adult Development and Aging of the American Psychological Association, Sidney Leavitt Pressey was an innovator.
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Read more: Sidney L. Pressey (1888–1979) - University, Research, American, and Teaching - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2332/Pressey-Sidney-L-1888-1979.html#ixzz2xYAJEkGC (accessed 04/21/2015)

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