The paper describes research, specific problem areas, and resources of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) regarding individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children. Listed are such negative research findings as concern about increased time demands on teachers, as well as positive findings,…

This text is intended for students taking an adapted physical education or therapeutic recreation course and for teachers or leaders providing physical activity programs for individuals with handicapping conditions. The emphasis is on the need for practical information concerning activity modifications and suggested methods for participants based…

Developed by the SCAT (Support, Competency-Assistance and Training) Project staff, the document deals with the fourth step, instructional programing, of a systematic instruction model for use with exceptional children. Purposes of the paper are noted to include providing guidelines for establishing and implementing individualized instructional…

Because of problems involved in traditional impromptu contests, which require contestants to speak on topics that they know little or nothing about, administrators of the Big Sky Intercollegiate Forensic Tournament at the University of Montana modified the traditional contest structure in 1969 to permit impromptu speeches on sub-topics of general…

The bibliography contains entries for approximately 150 books, articles (one in French), symposia, monographs, ERIC documents, reports, handbooks, manuals, dissertations, and unpublished papers dealing with the implementation and management of individualized and personalized educational programs. Most of the works listed were published since 1971;…

The document is a distributive education (DE) course of study whose major goal is to help students gain the knowledge and skills that will facilitate their work and advancement in management. The nine topics comprising the course are: orientation, importance of distribution, careers, personal development, human relations, job skills, employment,…

This article pertains to program development necessitated by the admission into college of those students who do not meet regular entry requirements. The author briefly describes a number of programs developed by colleges to provide remedial work, reduced academic loads, study skills instruction, and counseling for "high-risk" students.…

This monograph discusses competency/performance-based teacher education (C/PBTE) as a training alternative with promise and problems. Four basic characteristics of C/PBTE are discussed, namely, specification of competencies to be mastered, assessment of C/PBTE outcomes, extensive use of technology, and use of flexible time requirements for…

This package of individualized curriculum materials for industrial arts, developed by the 1969-70 Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program for teacher and student use, is a result of an in-depth study of the 1968 revision of the American Vocational Association's booklet, "A Guide to Improving Instruction in Industrial Arts." The 10 major…

This is a report on Phase I of a two-phase project identifying the requirements of administrators, teachers, and school board members for implementing an individualized instruction program, identifying such programs in the United States, and selecting 48 for site visits. A preliminary questionnaire was administered to 21 Oregon public school…

This booklet is one of 34 in a series of programs on childhood education prepared for the White House Conference on Children. In Parkersburg, West Virginia, Project PLAN (Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs) offers an individualized instructional system designed to enable each student to progress at his own rate, using the learning…

This paper summarizes the results of a proposal written for an undergraduate fellowship program involving peer-tutoring. The program was established to provide tutor-fellows for students experiencing difficulties in their college curriculum. Inclass participation of the tutor allowed for closer classroom observation of student behavior and…

A scale is provided for assessing the degree to which a particular program is individualized, accompanied by instructions for administering the instrument and scoring the results. The scale consists of 70 items divided into three major sections: observation of students, student interviews, and a teacher self-inventory. Taken together, the items…

These selected readings are designed for teachers, media specialists and administrators interested in effective methods of planning, designing and implementing individualized instruction programs. Sections deal with 1) problems encountered in making the transition from group to individualized instruction; 2) several established and sucessful…

This document explains the reasoning behind the need for individualized instruction. After a brief description of the task of education and its philosophy, the paper goes on to define the educative process in terms of a number of dimensions and aspects: a) the substantive dimension, or actual curriculum design; b) the procedural dimension, or…