The purpose of this qualitative study is to collect the experiential knowledge of 12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) faculty about teaching students who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD diagnoses have increased in the last 2 decades, affecting an estimated one in 68. College students with ASD study STEM at higher…

Presents a brief discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of using a personalized interview format to administer quizzes in an introductory physics course for nonmajors. (PEB)

Increased student involvement using a feedback lecture format demonstrated that lectures can be more active and assignments can be tailor-made for students. Guided learning activities (managed by a feedback lecture study guide) are used prior to, during, and after lectures. (Author/JN)

Individualized instruction is defined and the distinctive elements common to the various modes of individualized instruction are presented. (CS)

Describes a comparison made between 93 women in a self-paced program and 68 women students in lecture classes. Concludes that self-paced programs are impartially applicable to all students regardless of prior achievement and ability. (CC)

Describes how Dartmouth College has integrated computers into the total curriculum of that institution with implications for individualized instruction. (CS)

Discusses the teaching of an experimental, individualized, lectureless course in chemistry with emphasis on programed instruction, audiovisual presentation, computerized examinations, and tutorial methods. Concludes that the program may prove superior in teaching of certain elementary chemical concepts to underprepared students. (CC)

Summarizes proceedings of the Honors Symposium at the twelfth annual International Congress for Individualized Instruction (II) and lists speakers who have been pioneers in the field of II. (CS)

Overviews the present status and historical background of the audio-tutorial (A-T) method, by the innovator of A-T. (CS)

Reviews conditions for effective learning, discusses the limitations on learning imposed by group instruction, and describes methods employed by the author to increase individualization. (CS)

Surveys various forms of Individualized Instruction (II) at German universities, describes the development of an II program at the University of Koln, and reports the results of a project in which II was transferred to several other universities. (CS)

An instructional system at the University of Maine (Orono) was developed to address problems unique to this institution. The system consists of biology instructional modules, variable pacing through computer-generated examinations, and variable credit. Although lectures were initially eliminated, they were reinitiated to motivate students and help…

Describes steps for in-house production of Super-8 mediated learning packages for automotive and life science courses. The individualized instructional format of the packages encourages student interaction, provides hands-on experience in skill development, allows students to proceed at their own pace, and enables students to enter a course at any…

Presents viewpoints by an assistant secretary at the Department of Education (DOE) regarding the status of educational research in instruction, including individualized instruction, in the United States. Discusses the need for reform in education, the ineffectiveness of the government, and the purposes and concerns of the DOE. (CS)