This report presents the evaluation design and results of a two-year pilot test of the Wisconsin System for Instructional Management (WIS-SIM) in seven Wisconsin elementary schools. WIS-SIM is a management information system designed to support management processes in Individually Guided Education programs. The evaluation design, which is based on…

The best reporting procedure for any school or school district can be determined only after careful study of the needs and philosophy of the educational program. Whatever the choice of evaluation process, it should be focused on the individual rather than on a group, be skill- or criterion-based, be adaptable on a multi-grade-level range, be…

Presented is a manuscript for an introductory boiler water chemistry course for marine engineer education. The course is modular, self-paced, audio-tutorial, contract graded and combined lecture-laboratory instructed. Lectures are presented to students individually via audio-tapes and 35 mm slides. The course consists of a total of 17 modules -…

This self-study course was prepared specifically to be used with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Handbook 360, FIRE WEATHER...A GUIDE FOR APPLICATION OF METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION TO FOREST FIRE CONTROL OPERATIONS. It is designed not only to let the reader determine his comprehension of the text but also to develop…

This booklet is intended for nursing education teachers, and provides them with the product and process that was successfully used to develop education learning packets. The booklet contains six self-paced modules which aid the student in the assessment of the patient and which have been culled by one teacher from a larger bank of material…

The individualized learning package for eleventh and twelfth grade consumer education deals with the use of the management process in the achievement of personal and family financial goals. The teacher's section of the package contains a statement of purpose and instructional objectives. Equipment and materials (specific books, magazines, and…

This branching programmed instructional workbook focuses on how people behave when they hear messages. Included are materials on audience/receiver behavior and a self-instructional supplement to materials that are a part of other communication studies. Drawings and diagrams illustrate the discussions of self-analysis, selection of audiences and…

Two mediated approaches to individualized instruction--computer-assisted (PLATO) and individualized booklet--were compared in terms of their effect on student achievement. Computer-assisted instruction offers potentially sophisticated use of individualized instruction techniques (e.g., random selection of items, sequencing, and answer judging, but…

The study investigated the effect of weekly instructor monitoring of a curriculum calendar on student progress within the individualized, competency-based Mountain-Plains office education program. Subjects were adult members of disadvantaged families and included all Mountain-Plains students entering office education career preparation between…

Previous research in locus of control (LC) suggested the hypothesis that internal Ss should perform better under mastery than under traditional assessment procedures, while the reverse should be true of externals. Two experiments were conducted using undergraduate and graduate Ss. Neither the LC nor the assessment procedure main effects were…

This paper describes the results of a three-way evaluation of traditional, televised, and individually-paced instruction in beginning graphics courses. The purpose of the study was to determine mean gain scores for students in each of the three groups. In order to disguise the experiment, no attempt was made to randomly assign subjects to groups,…

The instructor packet is part of an eight volume unit for grades 10, 11, and 12, designed for individualized progression in preparing students for entry into the occupation of accounting clerk. The instructor packet lists performance objectives, vocabulary, learning tasks, and supplemental activities for lessons 1 through 11. It also includes…

The instructor packet is part of an eight volume unit for grades 10, 11, and 12, designed for individualized progression in preparing students for entry into the occupation of accounting clerk. The instructor packet lists performance objectives, vocabulary, learning tasks, and supplemental activities for lessons 12 through 21. Pretest and…

This study was conducted to determine if the inclusion of a required objective attainment condition would increase student achievement when instruction was structured by a program that utilized student selected objectives. The following null hypothesis was formulated: no significant difference exists in the number of student selected objectives…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 360 predominantly Spanish-speaking students from middle-income families living in a small city. The program was begun in 1973. The program strives to meet the reading needs of all students, to provide for growth in their reading achievement, and to improve their…