This article describes the successful efforts of a small...and poor...school district to independently fund, organize and implement an individualized curriculum within the context of a learning system." (Author)

The second volume of a two-volume final report includes 13 appendices and a bibliography. The appendices relate to readability test results, program growth, testing schedules, conferences, information publications, the ISCS Center Leader Concept, agenda for meetings, demonstration schools, materials development contributors, sample conference…

The objective of this project was to discover an effective means by which teachers could have available sufficient data to make decisions in order to preplan individual teaching-learning situations. In order to achieve this objective, an electronic information retrieval system was developed. Behavioral objectives, subject-matter statements,…

This report describes the Experimental Schools Project (ESP) conducted by the Franklin Pierce School District in Tacoma, Washington, under funding from the National Institute of Education. The ESP was a five-year program designed to provide the optimum learning environment for each student. Each of the district's 13 schools attempted, through…

Briefly describes an instructional program based on the individual needs of students that was designed for grades K-8. (EB)

Described in this article are curriculum patterns for secretarial practice, clerical practice, business practice, intensified clerical practice, and on-the-job training. (JS)

The development of an economics course that uses Apple computers and videodisc players is described. The course was chosen because it is one that is frequently eliminated when school budgets are tightened and enrollments drop, and it was felt that the new technology could offer a solution. (MP)

Presents a college program that utilizes a self-paced, mastery-oriented curricula. Courses are subdivided into small complete modules that may require a few hours or a few weeks to complete. Describes development of the modules and disciplinary differencies in their use. (GS)

Presents data to evaluate the effectiveness of the Keller method relative to the traditional lecture/discussion section approach. The evaluation is in terms of the teaching of facts, principles, techniques and attitudes; student preparation for advanced chemistry; attraction of chemistry majors; program efficiency. (GS)

Describes modifications included in an examination procedure allowing students to take an exam on a given unit twice, and the use of nonobjective exams. The grading of exams by the professor in consultation with the student was viewed as the most productive aspect of the course. (GS)

This document describes the reasoning behind the: (a) selection and ordering of objectives, (b) choice of commercial materials, and (c) preparation of materials for an individually prescribed mathematics curriculum. General considerations and objective selection for individualization are reviewed for the selection of objectives. General…

The first volume of a two-volume final report provides a thorough description of the rationale, development, content, and materials in the ISCS project. Chapter one examines the rationale for the project and the developmental procedures used, including underlying assumptions about junior high schools, students and teachers, and reviews the general…