This document consists of a brief description of a continuum model of individualized instruction and a learning module on individualized instruction. The continuum model spreads the instructional components--objectives, diagnosis, instruction, and evaluation--on a continuum from teacher-directed to student-directed activity. The learning module is…

This paper focuses on individualizing instruction as it relates to the diagnosis of the needs of individual learners and the development of appropriate instructional activities to meet these needs. A format is presented for assisting teachers in the process of personalizing instruction in an effort to optimize the learning environment for each…

Presents an approach to an individualized methods course in the teaching of reading that includes goals for both knowledge and performance, the development of modules or learning packets, and ways of testing and checking comprehension. Offers suggestions for organizing the course. (JM)

The purpose of this modular sequence is to provide teachers with a comprehensive awareness and concrete applications of Puerto Rican culture with respect to public school classrooms. It focuses on the teacher's individual needs and specified competencies to be attained. The sequence is divided into 12 modules (see SP 008 975-987), each of which…

Thirteen learning modules are included in this competency-based secondary education course syllabus, which was adapted from an elementary education course syllabus developed at the College of Education of the University of Toledo for the U.S. Office of Education. Each of the modules contains its title/topic, prerequisite modules, rationale for the…

This course syllabus consists of the first seven learning modules of the competency-based secondary education program offered at the University of Toledo's College of Education. Each learning module contains a list of prerequisite modules, instructional procedures and materials, and pre- and post-assessment criteria and measurement instruments.…

Twenty-four vocational and technical education teachers learned how to individualize instruction by participating in project ACTIONS (Activities for Career Teachers to Individualize Occupational Needs of Students), a curriculum development project sponsored by the Department of Occupational Education at the University of Delaware. Trainees learned…

This module is designed to assist teacher educators, prospective teachers, and practitioners to become more familiar with the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). It is oriented toward the solution of educational problems and demonstrates how to use ERIC for this purpose. It consists of both an instructor-directed learning unit and an…

To help cooperative education teacher-coordinators bridge the gap between preservice teacher education classes and on-the-job coordination skill requirements, a prototype self-instructional package on cooperative education coordination skills was developed which included video recorded interview models with discrimination training. The package was…

This document is the instructor's guide for teaching a learning module on literary analysis of children's stories. Its purpose is to provide suggestions for administering the module and to point out the flexibility with which instructor and student may approach the activities and assessments. The terminal object of the module requires that…

The document is a student manual, which presents a learning module on literary analysis of children's stories, and is concerned with the ability to distinguish and identify theme, plot, and characterization. A concomittant purpose is to familiarize teachers with a number of classic children's stories in which theme, plot, and characterization are…

This document is the response manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." It contains the answers for the post-assessment tests given in the student manual. Instructor's manual and student manual available separately. (MB)

This document is the instructor's manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." It contains a list of materials needed for a resource center and materials needed by students; a list of books for a curriculum library; directions for the instructor; and a response key for the diagnostic pre-assessment test. Response…

This document is the student manual for the learning module, "Teaching the Concept of Area." The purpose of the module is to enable the student to present the underlying concepts of area in a meaningful and useful way. The terminal objective of the module is to be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of area, to construct…