The problem of this study was to determine whether Method A is a more efficient observational method for obtaining activity type behaviors in an individualized classroom than Method B. Method A requires the observer to record the activities of the entire class at given intervals while Method B requires only the activities of selected individuals…

Instruction and learning encompass more processes than are included in learning theories themselves. Instruction involves gaining and controlling attention, stimulating recall, guiding the learning, providing feedback, arranging for remembering, and assessing outcomes. These functions are performed by various media of instruction, but ultimately…

A prototype computer-based management and information system (MIS) was designed to assist teachers, developers and researchers involved in the Individually Prescribed Instruction Project. Objectives of the system were to collect and process information on each student and to supply this information to the student and/or teacher in a summarized…

Reported are the suggestions indicated by research studies to six questions concerning individualizing classroom instruction. (1) What factors should be considered? Answer: No one way is best, but consideration should be given to factors of achievement, interest, content, method, ability, personality, and socioeconomic status. (2) Are sex…

This manual is first in the series "Personalized Education for Teachers," a program based on the thesis that truly personalized public education (that which is tailored to fit the personal needs and feelings of students) is possible now. The general purpose of the manual is to present a system of ideas and procedures which make it possible to…

As has been the case in medicine, social work, and psychiatry, progress in education will follow closely the adequacy of our category system concerning pertinent functions of a child, our understanding of these functions, how children fail to function properly (malfunction), causes of malfunction, signs of malfunction, course of malfunction (time,…

The questionnaire reproduced here reflects the criteria used in the selection of a school for participation in the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) Math program. Administrative commitment, teacher commitment, willingness to retrain, and willingness to participate in research are surveyed, as well as the past history of the school in terms…

In this companion paper to his earlier annotated bibliography of ERIC materials on individualized instruction, the author defines individualized learning as the tailoring of the educational process which takes into account the unique qualities and needs of each individual. He identifies and comments on general trends which seem to be emerging in…

Instructional television (ITV) today is being used by only one-fifth of the schools in this country; even though television makes possible education tailor-made to the needs of each student, it is often used merely as a supplement to education as memorization of standardized facts. Television must be used to bring the world to the student and vice…

Making educational programs fit the needs of individual learners has long been a goal of education. Project PLAN is a first attempt at computerizing the planning of an individual's educational program. Utilizing information on a student's past academic record, state and local requirements, teacher recommendations, instructional resources, the…

This paper describes the many features of PSI identifying the five key characteristics of the system as outlined in the original Keller Plan. The origins, both historical and theoretical, of the system are described and the range of current applications and typical research findings are summarized. (Author)

Distinctive contributions of each teaching method to the solution of instructional design problems are identified within the General Model of Individualized Instruction. (Author)

Two workshops on the Keller Plan (PSI) which were run in 1974 and 1975 are described and the evaluation results are reported. The aim of the workshops was to present an account of the principles and practice of Keller Plan courses and to provide an opportunity to write a sample unit. (Author)

The study examines whether there is any relationship between the popularity of a given monitor and his leniency. It was found that students tend to choose the more lenient monitor, but if they are failed by a given monitor, they tend to go back to him for re-assessment. (Author)

Developers of self instruction units sometimes become so involved in the design and development of materials that some of the steps in the systems approach are overlooked or minimized. (Author)