This teacher guide is part of the materials prepared for an individualized program for ninth-grade algebra and basic mathematics students. Materials written for the program are to be used with audiovisual lessons recorded on tape cassettes. For an evaluation of the program, see ED 086 545. In this guide, the teacher is provided with objectives for…

This teacher guide is part of the materials prepared for an individualized program for ninth-grade algebra and basic mathematics students. Materials written for the program are to be used with audiovisual lessons recorded on tape cassettes. For an evaluation of the program, see ED 086 545. In this guide, the teacher is provided with objectives for…

This teacher guide is part of the materials prepared for an individualized program for ninth-grade algebra and basic mathematics students. Materials written for the program are to be used with audiovisual lessons recorded on tape cassettes. For an evaluation of the program, see ED 086 545. In this guide, the teacher is provided with objectives for…

The University of Akron has been using computer assisted instruction (CAI) with cable television (CATV) in a system that blends man and machine delivery systems for instruction of its students. The system provides supplemental instruction in a variety of courses, but present hardware does not allow complete fulfillment of the instructional design.…

This document is the final report of a project on performance-based materials for use in an elementary science education teacher training program developed by personnel at Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. The materials developed in this project were designed to provide instruction and practice relative to certain…

Methods and forms are described that are in use for reporting student progress and performance to parents at a junior high school with varying degrees of individualized instruction in each subject area. For the 8th grade science program, in which all work is performed on individual or group contracts, the teacher records each date of completion…

Thirteen learning modules are included in this competency-based secondary education course syllabus, which was adapted from an elementary education course syllabus developed at the College of Education of the University of Toledo for the U.S. Office of Education. Each of the modules contains its title/topic, prerequisite modules, rationale for the…

This course syllabus consists of the first seven learning modules of the competency-based secondary education program offered at the University of Toledo's College of Education. Each learning module contains a list of prerequisite modules, instructional procedures and materials, and pre- and post-assessment criteria and measurement instruments.…

A sample of approximately 385 hearing-impaired elementary and secondary school students whose mathematical achievement ranged from second to sixth grades were examined to determine the effectiveness of a computer assisted elementary mathematics program on the acquisition of computational skills. The students selected were from a population of over…

In recent years the many efforts to individualized instruction have been hampered by a lack of communication among professionals. The Descriptor for Individualized Instruction was developed to facilitate communication. It functions in several ways: 1) as a summary of a single program, 2) as a means of comparison between programs, 3) as a tool to…

The Personalized Performance-Based Teacher Education Program is divided into three nominal phases. Entry and exit levels of competency and performance are identified at each phase. An educational advisor who will work with the teacher candidate throughout the entire program is also identified at entry. In each phase, students participate in a…

This study evaluated the first year of the Virgin Islands' Five Year Teacher-Trainee Program. The objectives of the program included a) provision of 100 degree-holding teachers for the Virgin Islands School System with specialized training in early childhood development and b) employment of 200 teacher trainees as classroom assistants for…

Decatur High School in Federal Way, Washington, initiated Project 80, a long-range effort designed to individualize and improve the educational process by using research, technology, and scientific management systems to free teachers to personalize education for learners. Starting in 1969 a three year Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title…

Reported is a teacher-developed project in individualized instruction in elementary science made up of a re-organization of existing curriculum materials with a four theme framework - Energy, Matter, Life and the Universe. This program is based on the assumption that freedom and activity will lead to new understanding in science through discovery…

Reported is an assessment of the effectiveness of Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) Level I materials on student achievement, student attitudes toward science and student perceptions of teachers. The students of teachers from an ISCS inservice institute and six non-institute participants were administered: (1) the "Student Inventory"…