A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE FEASIBLE CONDITIONS FOR ADAPTING SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES TO GROUP SETTINGS. THREE HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED--(1) THE TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A PROGRAM BY A HETEROGENEOUS GROUP-PACED GROUP IS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN THAT OF A HETEROGENEOUS INDIVIDUALLY-PACED GROUP, (2) THE TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A…

THIS REPORT IS A DOCUMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN SPELLING FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT PLATEAU VALLEY SCHOOL, COLLBRAN, COLORADO. THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED SUCH THAT STUDENTS OF SIMILAR ABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS ARE PAIRED FOR STUDY AND TESTING PURPOSES. AFTER THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES MASTERY OF A SPELLING…

Research supported by U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Research, Project No. 5-1122, Grant No. OEG-1-6-051122-0583.

Projections into the future of schools which are divided into literary programs, laboratories, and community seminars reflect modern trends in education. Specialized books are being demanded in individual instruction, either through homogeneous grouping or programed instruction (literacy programs). In greater demand are libraries with independent…

THIS RESEARCH REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A SURVEY OF TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL CHANGE OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD IN MICHIGAN. THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IN BRIEF STATEMENTS AND CHARTS IT DESCRIBES THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, TEAM…

This paper describes a teaching method, presently in the experimental stage, that advocates the use of a programed instruction model in the language laboratory, with students working in homogeneous groups of three. The author describes the technical construction and operation of the language laboratory which allows three students to work together…