Defines programed instruction, describes how it works, and tells journalism teachers how to obtain such materials on news writing, copy editing, and reporting. (RB)

Programmed English instruction in small schools was designed to provide a wider spectrum of curricular experiences to enhance the somewhat narrow offerings of the regular English curriculum. The specific course outline and evaluation of the programmed English instruction at Des Moines High School indicated that the project in this New Mexico small…

Discusses the objectives and classroom management of IAC (Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chemistry) modules designed for individualized, self-paced instruction in secondary school chemistry. (MLH)

Materials from an individualized Algebra I program were used by 307 experimental students in ten classrooms of nine public junior and senior high schools. A control group of 250 students in ten classrooms used a traditional textbook approach to Algebra I. Achievement of the total experimental and control groups as measured by the Lankton Test was…

Examines regression analysis of 12 aptitude measures and an achievement criterion measure in a study of 285 ninth-grade science students who were randomly assigned to one of four individualized programs: teacher-directed treatment, media treatment, reading treatment, and programmed instruction treatment. (MLH)

The author discusses the aims, outline, and evaluation of an existing self-paced ungraded mathematics program for grades eight, nine, and ten. (MN)

Several ways of individualizing instruction in accounting are presented including job instruction sheets, self-paced instruction, programmed instruction, multi-media approach, and the modular concept. (TA)

Discusses why individualization of learning is needed in inner-city schools and describes a study comparing traditional instruction with programed instruction in teaching shorthand to students in selected inner-city high schools in Dallas, Texas. Procedures, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are included. (HD)

The basic problem examined was whether it is essential that secondary students be required to attend daily classes while studying beginning biology using the SYSTEMS APPROACH TO BIOLOGY program as a method of instruction. The study did not identify the population used nor how it was selected. Students were administered a pretest and posttest,…

Individualization of instruction for the learning-disabled and/or behavior-disordered student is considered a must. Contract teaching, a programed type learning plan, is described in five basic steps. Numerous effective learning experiences are possible. (EB)

Describes the structure of a physics course organized into independent-learning modules and designed to make use of the facilities of a Computer Assisted Management of Learning (CAMOL) package. (GA)