Summarizes a study made to determine if a difference in organizational climate was discernible between Individually Guided Education (IGE) schools and open-space schools. (Author/MLF)

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, teachers and parents use a kindergarten screening and academic readiness intervention program that nips potential learning problems in the bud. (Editor/SJL)

Variables in student performance--including instructional mode, conceptual approach, perceptual preference, curricular interest, time preference, and counseling needs--are discussed; and the author suggests that alternative schooling which takes these variables into account for individualization would serve gifted students as well as slow learners…

Individual and group Level of Use interviews measured the effectiveness of a 7 week inservice program designed to teach eight regular elementary physical education teachers to individualize instruction for handicapped students. Among findings were that five teachers became users of individualized instruction and that each teacher adapted to change…

This examination of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) covers early predictions concerning CAI, the variables that have been addressed by CAI research, guidance in identifying the effectiveness of CAI, and future directions for CAI in education. (MER)

In this study, learning was maximized by matching students with a certain learning style with complementary instructional strategies. (MM)

Presents 10 comprehensive objectives related to instituting shared decision-making and individualized education in secondary schools. Illustrates applications of each objective with features from schools. (Author/JM)

Describes EXERCISE, a computer program developed to permit the beginner in a modern foreign language to drill himself in the language and to undertake self-instruction. An example of the program's application in the teaching of beginning and intermediate Dutch is given. (RAO)

Diagnostic teaching is described and discussed. Different types of errors are explained and examples of errors and their possible diagnoses are given. (MK)

Because of current federal legislation, educators must assess children with possible handicapping conditions and plan an individual education program for each child with a special need. Discusses past measurement directions and makes recommendations for the assessment of bilingual, culturally different children. (Author)

Sees the problem of individualized teaching in the Hauptschule (a nine-year "terminal" school) as involving essentially methodology and the use of media. Discusses the "motivation complex", and derives criteria, from practical considerations, for the teaching of English in the Hauptschule. (IFS/WGA)

Describes a general chemistry course taught at Xavier University (Louisiana), designed for both well-prepared and educationally disadvantaged students. Lists course materials, outlines course structure, identifies 12 aspects of course content, and discusses student evaluation. (JM)

Describes a method of instructing adult students in arithmetic which is used at LaGuardia College (New York) and which allows for the full implementation of mastery learning principles within a semester or quarter system and avoids some of the difficulties of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (AYC)

Reviews the second generation components of the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) competency-based instructional system. It will provide classroom teachers opportunities to fully individualize their programs at minimal expense and with very little additional planning time. (CT)

The assistant principal is potentially the most effective leader to spearhead a drive toward renewing quality educational programs. This report includes an extensive bibliography on personalizing instruction. (Author/LD)