Argues that teaching methods have not always kept pace with changing needs of students and suggests that individualized instruction in composition offers one solution. (RB)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author describes college-level audio-tutorial and minicourse systems that could be used with handicapped students. (LS)

Teachers have a moral obligation to help their students grow intellectually and also as a human being. (JH)

A look at programmed tutoring, an effective method for one-to-one individualized instruction in kindergarten and first grade. (Author)

This handbook presents sequentially arranged tennis instruction providing a solid foundation of basic skills and concepts. Each lesson enables the student to make the transition from one skill to the next. Each chapter: (1) explains why the concept or skill is important; (2) identifies the keys to correct technique; (3) helps correct common…

This paper presents possible strategies for training educators and teacher trainees in microcomputer technology. Particular emphasis is placed upon possible competencies, instructional sequences, and ways in which microcomputers can realistically be infused in education. In discussing teacher competencies, it is pointed out that it is essential to…

The need for teacher level administrative tasks is identified. One solution offered is Computer Managed Instruction with a review of the literature and a model showing teacher, computer, and student interaction. A chart of important criteria for evaluating Computer Managed Instructional Systems is supplied. After synthesizing conclusions, some…

Preparing school leaders should not be a dispassionate, value-free journey that produces administrators who are technocrats with neither objective curiosity or passion. Lewis & Clark, a small liberal arts college near Portland, Oregon, initiated an administrative certification program in 1981. The curriculum of this program focuses on holistic…

Expert systems have made remarkable progress in areas where the knowledge of an expert can be codified and represented, and these systems have many potentially useful applications in education. Expert systems seem "intelligent" because they do not simply repeat a set of predetermined questions during a consultation session, but will have…

Planning for infant intervention programs is the focus of the booklet. The approach rests on key principles, including family support, interagency cooperation, and individualization of early intervention services. Questions are raised for consideration in six topic areas: (1) planning (structure of planning process); (2) funding (legislative…

Curriculum guide for a unit of work on language study for pupils at the junior secondary level. (Author)

The use of work cards for individualized instruction, the need for organization of materials, the noise level of the classroom, the problems involved in providing individual attention and in selecting appropriate level of tasks for each student, and evaluation techniques all are discussed. (DT)

This paper outlines a schema for the systematic investigation of individual differences in learning through the use of aptitude-treatment interaction studies, and provides an approach to incorporating these studies into an ongoing evaluation system. (Editor)