An experiment was conducted in a preservice teacher education course in materials for teaching at the East Tennessee State University to determine whether or not students would gain more cognitive information while developing psychomotor skills when using self-instructional techniques as compared with those students using a traditional…

This paper defines individualized education as any procedures which are used to make sure that an individual student receives instruction specifically appropriate for him. General programs and day-to-day lessons are to be tailor-made to suit a student's learning needs and his characteristics as a learner. Group teaching, self-direction and mastery…

The summary report compared the effectiveness of self-instructional guided inquiry materials with self-instructional expository materials on student's performance as measured by tests of cognitive learning, retention, immediate and delayed transfer. The study was conducted in 4 high schools in Georgia. Treatment preparation for the experiment…

This report covers the evaluation of preliminary field testing of a 1-year experimental training program designed to reach a larger number of Head Start teachers and teacher aides at a lower cost but provide an inservice program that was at least as good as an 8-week college program. The program began with a 4-day workshop for 60 teachers and…

The impact of the College Level Examination Project (CLEP) upon the total community has been good but not widespread enough to be classified "successful." Within the academic community there has been the overwhelming acceptance of CLEP and a continuing upgrading of credits to the benefit of the student, with a growing standardization of…

A rationale is presented with examples of an approach for professionals in the health sciences to becoming more self-directed in the ways in which they continue their education throughout their career. The five objectives of the discussion are: (1) to understand the functioning of the mentor role as it is used to guide self-directed education of…

This self-study program for high-school level contains lessons on: Speed, Acceleration, and Velocity; Force, Mass, and Distance; Types of Motion and Rest; Electricity and Magnetism; Electrical, Magnetic, and Gravitational Fields; The Conservation and Conversion of Matter and Energy; Simple Machines and Work; Gas Laws; Principles of Heat Engines;…

This study was designed to determine what types of evaluation practices are being carried out in schools involved in flexible scheduling and independent study. A questionnaire, designed to determine if a flexibly scheduled school had included the independent study phase of instruction and if an evaluation program for this phase exists, was sent to…

This study attempts to determine the value of individualized instruction used in three sociology classes at Moraine Valley Community College (Illinois). The classes incorporated a programed learning textbook, measurable behavioral objectives, instructor-student conferences, self-paced learning, and immediate student gratification. A questionnaire…

Three external degree programs--National Ed.D. Program for Educational Leaders, Nova University (Florida); University External Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh; and Field Centered Courses, Department of Early Childhood Education, Kent State University--are compared on the basis of a series of questions. Is the course designed for a…

This is the initial publication of a series of self-study manuals on optical radiation measurement, and contains the first three chapters. Additional chapters will be published when completed. These chapters include: an introduction to optical radiation and the ray approach to its treatment; an introduction to the basic radiometric quantity…

A self-study program for training postsecondary vocational education teachers using 15 instructional modules is described. (EC)

Self-study courses in universities, polytechnics and colleges in the United Kingdom and Ireland, increasingly used in undergraduate science teaching, place great emphasis on individual study of prepared materials, primarily written units. A survey of forty-three such courses is reported including positive data on outcomes. (JT)

Vocalizing and nonvocalizing pairs and individuals solved four three-attribute conjunctive problems. In terms of overall effectiveness, vocalizing pairs were superior; individuals vocalizing to a confederate, individuals vocalizing to the experimenter, and nonvocalizing individuals were intermediate, in that order; and nonvocalizing pairs were…

This investigation was designed to answer questions related to the use of packs for self-instruction, through observation, questionnaires, free response, and individual and group interviews with over 150 students. Responses are reported along with suggestions for improving the system in use. (JEG)