This paper describes a program to completely redesign teacher education at Syracuse University into a program that is personalized, systemic, self-paced, modularized, diagnostic, competence oriented, multimodal, regenerative, comprehensive, criterion referenced, and field centered. The program includes five major components. The first component is…

This paper describes an individualized program of teacher training at Indiana University. Student teachers are able to choose their own teaching experience from several projects. The Shawnee Project gives the novice teachers the opportunity to cope with inner-city school problems in real situations. The Urban Semester Project combines student…

A description and evaluation are given of the Individualized Mathematics (IM) program. IM is an outgrowth of the work of the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) at the University of Pittsburgh. The program has developed and implemented manipulative lessons for primary grade (K-3) students. Like other LRDC programs, this one includes…

Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI), like other reading programs, does work, but only for certain teachers and with certain youngsters. On the positive side, IPI sets up a series of steps that allow the teacher to know where the child is and in what direction he is going. It enables the teacher to know his subject matter well, and enables…

Feedback management in an individually-paced instruction system can be mathematically analyzed by the use of computer simulation models. Because of the student "down time" or waiting time associated with individualized instruction situations, reinforcement activities have been reduced to less than ideal levels. By proper time management the…

A study is being conducted to evaluate and revise an innovative science program which was field tested in three schools representative of urban, rural, and suburban populations. The objectives of the study are to assess the program's actual performance of its stated objectives and to inform the program developer of inherent strengths and…

This booklet is Part I of a two-part manual for teaching reading through the Systems Approach to Individualized Instruction (SAII) program developed at Manzanita Elementary School in Josephine County, Oregon. Part I is a guide for use by teacher trainers in conducting workshops on SAII methods and materials for elementary teachers. Because Part I…

For detailed information that needs to be retrieved occasionally before being memorized, individualized instruction is the key. Unfortunately, many executives confuse the term with the program instruction which they studied in the early 1960s. Information is provided to help the trainer convince management that self-paced learning succeeds, and…

The article describes an instrument--the Psychoeducational Profile (PEP)--that provides a comprehensive evaluation of developmental functioning and behavior, and discusses the utilization of such data in planning individualized educational programs for autistic children. (Author)

Discussed are the following three major areas which influence the design of individualized programs for deaf adolescents as well as their communication with the world-at-large: attitudes toward communication, understanding the speech of others, and communicating through speech. (BD)

As the principle of integration instead of segregation has become dominant in the planning and organization of the Norwegian school (1st to 9th grade), different kinds of individualized instruction have been recommended to the teachers to use. This study investigates whether, and to what extent, an experimental program of individualized…

This article summarizes a few of the areas of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which are of special concern to parents. (SBH)

Written for parents of hearing impaired children, the article reviews provisions of Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (CL)

Reports on adverse side effects in an organic chemistry course taught by the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (SL)

An inservice course is described which was developed to teach selected emergency nursing personnel in Nebraska's six Emergency Health/Medical Services areas. The teaching approach was individualized so that the nurses could study only needed materials and work at their own pace as their schedules allowed. (MF)