This newsletter begins with an editorial on the purposes and methods of individualizing foreign language instruction. Mirta R. Vega describes an individualized Spanish course for English speakers, produced by the Dade Co. Public Schools, Miami, Florida. Also presented is a list, compiled by Robert McClennan, of the potential problems of foreign…

This paper describes the Self-Based Competency-Based introductory program in learning disabilities at Arizona State University that is designed to help students develop the basic competencies needed to know and understand why learning disabled children fail to learn. The 391 objectives included in this program were selected to provide students…

The Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) at the University of Massachusetts allows students to extend learning objectives beyond the classroom by providing greater flexibility in educational choices, more interdisciplinary programs and more individualized options for the students. The purpose of this investigation was to collect…

This document reports the procedures and data of a study designed to examine the hypotheses that medical practices do vary significantly. Detailed data on 76 participants were collected; three mechanisms were developed to determine the needs of primary care physicians. These mechanism were: subjective analysis by both participants and study staff,…

This paper delves into the concepts of individualized instruction at the elementary school level. Following an explanation of individualized instruction, the paper presents two differing points of view concerning how provisions can be made to individualize instruction: a) the patterned approach, which emphasizes the logical sequence involved in…

Open education, or informal schooling, is a growing educational trend in the United States. This sourcebook is made up of chapters by many different authors describing open education, how it functions, actual experiences with open education so far, and the basic philosophy and scientific findings behind open education. (RH)

This pupil's study guide is intended to be used with audio-taped biology modules. Each of the units (on laboratory techniques, plant and animal diversity, chemistry, cells, energy, microbiology, genetics, and development) contains an abstract providing an overview of the unit, the rationale and performance objectives for each module, questions to…

The two concepts of individualized instruction in reading, prescriptive individualized instruction (IPI) and the individualized reading program (IRP), differ in the nature of their structures. The IPI program involves a progressive sequence of learning tasks which are accomplished at an individual's own rate. The IRP involves exploration and…

Individually Guided Education (IGE) is a system whereby change agents such as the Merrimack Education Center (MEC) work to effect innovative behavior in networks of schools. Thus, MEC undertook to form a League of Schools with the specific objectives of a) attainment by all member schools of peer support, b) creation of a communication network,…

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WERE APPLIED IN A STUDY OF THE ORGANIZATION OF A BIOLOGY COURSE FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS. THEODORE HIGH SCHOOL AT THEODORE, ALABAMA, WAS SELECTED FOR STUDY BECAUSE OF ITS APPROACH TO THE ORGANIZATION OF ITS RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. DESCRIBED IN THIS INTRODUCTORY…

This report contains a description and evaluation of the City College School of Education Advisory Service Workshop Center for Open Education, a program funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The program is a free resource facility for all participants in the school process; teachers, administrators,…

This booklet is Part II 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 II describes the SAII program in detail and is intended for use by elementary teachers as a day-to-day reference for teaching reading…

In light of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), the article explores some training alternatives for both parents and professionals who are involved in the process of developing individualized education programs for handicapped children. (DLS)

Physical education clinics or "resorts" accommodate students with developmental problems of varying degrees of severity, some of which require one-on-one attention. (MM)