Designed to teach special needs students (disadvantaged and handicapped) the vocational terminology and concepts necessary for their chosen vocational or industrial program, the Career Related Instructional (CRI) modules described in this article comprise a set of 1800 student-directed, individualized learning packets which have been developed in…

Describes a method of adjusting course content to fit students of all ability levels in industrial arts. (GB)

Two year-round vocational-technical facilities in suburban Hennepin County, Minnesota, provide individualized programing on the secondary, postsecondary, and adult levels. The open entry-open exit policy permits student enrollment throughout the year when program openings occur. Close working relationships with employers and the competency-based,…

Learner-controlled education is a multimedia, self-pacing, individualized educational program used for 15 years in the electronics laboratory at the University of Northern Colorado. Most of the students are industrial arts majors in the teacher education program. Program content is organized for classroom use in learning activity packets.…

The welding training program at Kirkwood Community College, Iowa, combines modular instruction, video tape technology, variable entry and exit registration, competency-based evaluation, self-pacing, and student-centered learning environment. Each learning module includes behavioral objectives, tests, lessons and materials, and completion…