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Clemson Univ., SC. Vocational Education Media Center. – 1978
This learning module on individualizing performance-based vocational education (PBVE) is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures, and performance…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Case Studies, Check Lists, Competency Based Education
Clara, Louise P. – 1977
The four components of quality instruction identified by Benjamin Bloom in "Human Characteristics and School Learning" (1976) form the basis of a remedial composition program designed for disadvantaged junior college students. The first component, cues for learning, is programed into the packets of student materials. These cues include identifying…
Descriptors: Cues, Disadvantaged Youth, English Instruction, Feedback
Biegert, Lydia E.; Withrow, M. Jean – 1978
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an audio-visual instrument in teaching psychopharmacology to high and low achieving associate degree nursing students at Alvin Community College (Texas). Students were grouped as either high or low achieving according to their scores on an American College Testing (ACT) program test…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Community Colleges, Conventional Instruction, High Achievement
McBean, Edward A. – 1978
A randomly selected sample of a third year engineering class was instructed via COMIT while the remainder of the class was instructed via the normal lecture model. The results of pre- and posttests used to evaluate the actual learning that occurred within both groups is described. Informal feedback information that reflects the responses of the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies
Douglass, Claudia B. – 1978
The primary purpose of the reported study was to identify a possible interaction between the cognitive style of the students and the instructional sequence of the materials and their combined effect on achievement. The subjects were 627 biology students from six midwestern high schools. The students were ranked and classified as field-dependent…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Style, Deduction, Educational Research
Shapiro, Leonard – 1976
A description and evaluation are provided of the ISCI (Individualized Supplementary Calculus Instruction) project. ISCI is a computer-based resource that can be used with any text or computer system. If a student fails to solve homework problems, he can provide information about his attempted solution through a teletype or other computer terminal.…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction
Lapp, Diane, Ed. – 1980
Intended as a theoretical and practical step-by-step guide to the implementation of organized reading programs, the ten chapters in this book address issues that have hindered managed program implementation and suggest ways that classroom teachers can help students extend their basic skills through diagnostically planned learning tasks. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
Approximately 400 students in grades six through nine, many of whom were low achievers, participated in the Teaching and Learning program. The program was based on commercially developed curricula and implemented using principles of individualized instruction. Instruction was characterized by diagnosis and assessment, sequenced objectives,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Travaglini, Joseph – 1980
An individualized, undergraduate degree program at Central Michigan University offers a variety of instruction options to students whose career and personal circumstances limit their access to more traditional forms of higher education. The program, sponsored by the university's Institute for Personal and Career Development, is designed to accept…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Development, College Credits, Correspondence Study
Wine, Mary B. – 1980
This bibliography of over 170 items on proprietary postsecondary education contains 10 sections: accreditation, adult and vocational education, general bibliographies, books and articles, dissertations and theses, encyclopedias, government reports, nontraditional education, research studies, and miscellaneous. The miscellaneous category contains…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Counseling, Dropouts
Gemmill, Perry R.; Kiss, Mary Ellen – 1979
This learning activity package (LAP) titled Characteristics of Disadvantaged Learners is one of a series designed to develop competencies needed by vocational teachers working with disadvantaged students. Each LAP concentrates on one general vocational teacher competency and contains the following sections: an introduction, a teacher competency…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Identification, Individual Characteristics
Clagett, Craig A. – 1980
Course completion rates, as measures of college performance and student success, have been computed at Prince George's Community College for the past 11 years. An analysis of Fall 1979 grades revealed that the college-wide course completion rate was 72%. While the Health Technology and Physical Education divisions continued to have higher course…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Courses
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1980
Although much research on staff development is unenlightening for school administrators, a few studies have useful findings. The four studies reviewed here suggest a number of guidelines for choosing staff development programs. The best programs appear to be those that do not utilize lectures but instead emphasize demonstrations and opportunities…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Research
Adamsky, Richard A. – 1980
This module is one in a series of six designed to help vocational educators develop skills needed to make use of the Vocational Technical Education Consortium of States materials and to develop and manage individualized instructional programs. Recommended for use by both pre- and inservice teachers and curriculum development specialist interns,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Individualized Instruction, Learning Activities
Dennis, J. Richard – 1979
This paper describes functions of a computer system for management of individualized instruction, details of a computer managed instruction (CMI) facility, the role of the teacher in utilizing a CMI system, and five programs which implement the concept of individualization with computer assistance. CMI system functions described include…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Data Collection, Educational Diagnosis
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