This article discusses six post-1915 educational benchmarks a) the Socialized Recitation; b) the Testing Movement; c) Individualizing Instruction; d) Project Method and Activity Schools; e) the Eight-Year Study; and f) the United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI). (JA)

How student proctors are used in individualized tutorial instruction for college teaching. (HB)

Why and how the first institution to employ learning contracts introduced the idea, from the perspective of three years' experience.

A look at a teacher-managed system of individualized mastery learning as implemented by the Fremont Unified School District, Fremont, California. (Author)

Article examined three end goals of education, provided a general discussion of the individualistic nature of goal-oriented behavior thereby looking at the materials and methods required for humanistically individualizing instruction. (Author/RK)

Article explores the problems of organizing and running an "on-demand" learning resource facility for individual students from a wide range of backgrounds. (Author)

Paper describes the original formulation and some of the interpretations, applications and evaluations of the self-paced method of instruction known as the Keller plan, or the Personalized System of Instruction. (Author)

A description of a learning center at Kingston College of Further Education. (HB)

If you've ever wondered what steps to take to institute individualized teaching-learning, here are the answers. The process is explored step-by-step in this conversational format. (Editor)

Article describes potential and current meanings of individualized mathematics instruction by describing and then analyzing two different operational programs. (Author)

The concern of educators for adapting instruction to the needs of individual students is placing more and more demands upon those involved in curriculum and instructional design. The role of the teacher in such a system makes it mandatory that he be provided with well-defined outcomes to be achieved by the learner, information as to what learner…

To appeal to a student's interest, to challenge him at his own level, and to approach him with a method that is consistent with his own style of learning, it is necessary for education to be a highly individualized experience. The increased use of individualized instruction and independent study have placed the librarian in a new role, assisting…

Case studies are provided to present the various approaches of 46 different elementary and secondary schools to the complex problem of individualizing instruction. Each case study includes the goals, the instructional techniques, the new teacher skills, the effects on students, the costs, the problems and a summary of its program. (SP)