programtheory

noun

UK /ˈprəʊ.ɡræmˌθɪə.ri/

US /ˈproʊ.ɡræmˌθɪr.i/

A program theory is a plan that shows how a program is supposed to work and why it should help people.

The teachers drew a program theory to explain how the new reading club would help kids read better.

SYNONYMS

logic model program logic theory of change intervention theory program framework

RELATED WORDS

evaluation outcomes inputs assumptions impact

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In computer science, a program theory is a set of rules used to reason about what a computer program does.

The students used program theory to prove their sorting code would always finish.

3. A program theory can mean the ideas and beliefs that shape how a plan or course of study is designed.

The school's program theory says that learning should be hands-on and fun.

4. In logic, program theory is the study of how formal rules guide step-by-step reasoning.

Her paper on program theory explained how logical steps lead to conclusions.