The Lincoln, Nebraska, Teacher Corps' contracting process offers an effective model for team teaching, individualizing/personalizing instruction, and demonstrating both teacher and learner levels of competency. (JMF)

A study investigated the effectiveness of two competency-based in-service workshops for home economics teachers in Maryland. Teachers who participated in the workshops spent more time individualizing instruction and were perceived by their students as being more concerned for them as individuals. (JH)

Discusses techniques that facilitate student learning, conserve instructor time, provide a rationale for course and materials design, and increase inter-rater reliability. Includes suggestions for providing for student differences, determining what to teach and when, and saving time in grading compositions. (PMJ)

Examines Fullerton College's individualized self-pacing (ISP) program. Reviews twelve ISP objectives including provision of enrollment/scheduling flexibility; lists twenty-two class offerings, including basic business math, business English, and business machines. Compares costs, learning, and course completion in ISP and traditional programs.…

This study, to determine whether complexity of detail, scale, and background help subjects to learn technical information, demonstrated no significant difference between groups. One group used the existing self-contained learning package with many complex visuals; the other group used lessons identical in the audio portion but containing…

The mathematics learning center at Tacoma Community College aims to provide an effective method of reaching a diversity of student needs using three programs: independent-tutorial study, student tutorial, and a basic arithmetic skills laboratory. More than 30 mathematics courses are offered; each has an option of individualized instruction or…

RIBET (Reading Is Bringing Everyone Together) is a K-6 personal reading program developed to stimulate recreational reading. (MB)

Special centers established to improve the performance of disadvantaged students in reading and mathematics, emphasizing individual attention and close relation between student and teacher, and setting achievable goals, are proving effective. (JD)

At the Waukesha County Technical Institute in Wisconsin students benefit from individualized instruction and open entry/open exit system. The key to this flexibility is a series of audio-visual modules to support lecture presentations and demonstrations. (HD)

Shows how the proposed model (an individualized competency based learning system) can be used effectively to produce a course in accounting principles which adapts to different entering competencies and to different rates and styles of learning. (TA)

Describes El Camino College's Learning Assistance Center, which utilizes a personal, cost-effective, and technological approach to meet the needs of nontraditional students through drop-in services, individualized instruction and small group instruction. (JG)

Individualized, personalized, self-paced and computer assisted instruction at the English multimedia laboratory of San Antonio College (Texas) provides effective instruction in basic language skills for college freshmen who lack competence in this area. (JG)

This paper is directed toward teachers with limited funding available to provide an individualized mathematics program. A model for individualization is described in detail; the model can be applied from grade four through high school and in open as well as traditional schools. (SD)

Presented are issues related to instruction for mastery learning. The theories and research related to mastery learning are reviewed and the issues which must be addressed by the teacher are examined. (SD)