The Independent Study Program (ISP) at Ohio State University College of Medicine involves students in a self-paced, individual learning experience that intersperses primary learning from books, journal articles, films, slides, and tapes with periodic tutorial self-evaluation at computer terminals. (Author)

A fourth grade teacher tells of her experience with a weekly class event called "free-time learning". (GB)

A discussion of experiments with four-year-old children posed with the paired-associate task of learning where nine different animals lived, using apparatus designed for self-instruction through picture matching. (Author)

Deals with some of the general objectives which the 1973 decree recommends. (DD)

A classification of independent study behaviors''; six areas are listed and objectives in each are given. (Author/SP)

A paper read in February 1972 at the National Conference on Graduate Studies in English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. (RB)

Study compares the effect of three teaching methods on recall of facts, understanding of content, and application of principles. (Author)

Describes a continuing program incorporating ecological instruction and independent field studies, based upon a local lake in place of usual advanced biology program. (AL)

Report of a study on distance teaching,'' where teaching and learning occur in separate places; author feels the trend will be towards teaching students how to learn'' rather than specific subject matter. (SP)

Discusses the pros and cons of the open area school and examines independent study as a complement to group instruction as exemplified in the open area school. (Author/MM)

Author, who is Director of Public Information Research for Better Schools, Inc., reports that with Individually Prescribed Instruction children are eager to return to class, learn, and even take tests. Since teachers are no longer fact givers they, and the principals, are able to be more responsive to students' needs. Bibliography. (AF)