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Ruskin, Robert S. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1976
Five basic features of PSI are emphasized: written materials (i.e., study guides) specifically designed to supplement existing traditional texts; a "mastery" philosophy of learning which allows the learner to progress only after he or she has successfully demonstrated complete knowledge of the previous material; self-pacing; the use of…
Descriptors: Courses, Individualized Instruction, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Green, Ben A. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1976
This paper describes the many features of PSI identifying the five key characteristics of the system as outlined in the original Keller Plan. The origins, both historical and theoretical, of the system are described and the range of current applications and typical research findings are summarized. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods
Hess, John H.; Lehman, Galen R. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1976
Distinctive contributions of each teaching method to the solution of instructional design problems are identified within the General Model of Individualized Instruction. (Author)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Programed Instruction, Teaching Methods
Stace, B. C. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1976
Two workshops on the Keller Plan (PSI) which were run in 1974 and 1975 are described and the evaluation results are reported. The aim of the workshops was to present an account of the principles and practice of Keller Plan courses and to provide an opportunity to write a sample unit. (Author)
Descriptors: Course Content, Evaluation, Individualized Instruction, Teaching Methods
Sherman, J. Gilmour – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1976
This paper relates the characteristics of PSI to current educational trends in society, discusses the theoretical desirability and the practical feasibility of arriving at a "mastery" level of course performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Individualized Instruction, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Muir, J. A. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1976
This paper describes the individualized structuring of postgraduate courses adopted by the Atlantic Institute of Education. A key feature of the Open Access Study Plan is that students in consultation with faculty choose the objectives for their course and then select appropriate learning experiences. (Author)
Descriptors: External Degree Programs, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Egan, Kieran – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1972
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Individualized Instruction, Program Descriptions, Programed Instruction
Romiszowski, A. J. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1979
Examines the long term results--obtained mainly in the USA--of the large scale use of individualized systems for the teaching of mathematics, concentrating on systems which use the human tutor as one of their components. Several instructional systems are compared and described, and future prospects are discussed. (JEG)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Instructional Systems, Mathematics Education
