Because of current federal legislation, educators must assess children with possible handicapping conditions and plan an individual education program for each child with a special need. Discusses past measurement directions and makes recommendations for the assessment of bilingual, culturally different children. (Author)

Sees the problem of individualized teaching in the Hauptschule (a nine-year "terminal" school) as involving essentially methodology and the use of media. Discusses the "motivation complex", and derives criteria, from practical considerations, for the teaching of English in the Hauptschule. (IFS/WGA)

Describes a general chemistry course taught at Xavier University (Louisiana), designed for both well-prepared and educationally disadvantaged students. Lists course materials, outlines course structure, identifies 12 aspects of course content, and discusses student evaluation. (JM)

Describes a method of instructing adult students in arithmetic which is used at LaGuardia College (New York) and which allows for the full implementation of mastery learning principles within a semester or quarter system and avoids some of the difficulties of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (AYC)

Reviews the second generation components of the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) competency-based instructional system. It will provide classroom teachers opportunities to fully individualize their programs at minimal expense and with very little additional planning time. (CT)

The assistant principal is potentially the most effective leader to spearhead a drive toward renewing quality educational programs. This report includes an extensive bibliography on personalizing instruction. (Author/LD)

Describes experiences with a Keller-style computer studies course for future mathematics teachers. Aspects of the implementation are detailed, the motivation for thoughts behind the course are discussed, and the evaluation of student performance is supplemented by students' reactions to the course as measured by a semantic differential.…

Results indicate that exposure to individualized instruction had a favorable impact on attitudes of fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade pupils. (JMF)

The instructional innovation known as the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is discussed in relation to the teaching of Black studies. (Author/RLV)

Eight teachers who consistently and successfully implement individualized, personalized learning in their classrooms were interviewed for the study summarized in this article. (Author/MLF)

The results of a conference on Innovative Teaching Methods in Introductory College Mathematics are summarized and several survey papers are reviewed. (MP)

Human tutors can effectively individualize instruction. Peers, parents, and paraprofessionals can be used to provide immediate feedback to learners more effectively than programed instruction. (BD)

Effects of the Personalized System of Instruction in two history courses at Colorado State University in 1973 and 1975 are discussed. The article contains summary data of student attitudes toward the method, results of unannounced follow-up testing one semester later, and a review of inconveniences created by the method. For journal availability,…

In providing options for reading learning experiences (such as discovery spots) concentration should be on (1) opportunities for frequent teacher-student contacts, (2) grouping flexibility, (3) opportunities for group planning by teachers jointly responsible for reading program development. (MB)

Weed out student reading problems and nurture individualization with an easy-to-use technique. (Editor)