A case study testing the hypothesis that poor learning performance may be the result of a poor match between assigned material and student ability involved the use of the Interactive Model (Stetson, 1981). A 10-year-old fifth-grader with reading problems was studied in terms of intelligence, language skills, and instructional materials used in…

The paper briefly reviews current issues and concerns facing postsecondary schools that provide services to learning disabled (LD) students. The following topics are discussed: college admissions policies, implications of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, characteristics of LD college students, accommodations to meet their special…

Findings of studies which looked at the effectiveness of the individualized instruction teaching approach are synthesized. After a search of several computer databases and of bibliographies of reports, the researchers located a total of 51 usable studies. Each of these was published after 1955, was relevant to grades 6 through 12, had both control…

Directions in self-directed learning for adults and perspectives for the future are discussed. The following five movements in self-directed learning are considered: the Knowles Group Learning Stream, the Tough Adult Learning Projects Stream, individualized programmed instruction, nontraditional institutional arrangements, and heuristic life…

Procedures to be followed in the development of a mathematics laboratory at Somerset County College are presented in this paper. Introductory material outlines the advantages of a laboratory setting in independent and self-directed study; and highlights the two basic characteristics of successful lab programs (i.e., their comprehensiveness in…

Discusses the use of the "Science Journal" by elementary school children as a means of developing effective writing skills and in helping to individualize the science classroom. (JR)

Described is a study of two types of individualized instruction, using two BSCS Green Version biology classes in a Minnesota high school, to determine what effect freedom for the student to develop or select his learning experiences had upon (a) his academic achievement, (b) how well he perceived he could achieve academically, and (c) how much…

A library-based, individualized approach to teaching Freshman English in a junior college is described. (PF)

Presents one educator's opinion concerning the need to think carefully before deciding to teach science to streamed groups of students (Sectioned on the basis of intelligence test scores) or to individualize science content for students in schools in the United Kingdom. (PEB)

Describes the main features of the personalized system of instruction (PSI) or Keller Plan, and outlines the advantages and disadvantages encountered in implementing this instructional format in a freshman non-major biology course. (JR)

addresses the topic of managing motivation in Keller's Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). Outlines the reinforcing features that are at the foundation of PSI theory, and examines methods used to ensure that these reinforcing properties are fu lly utilized. (JR)

Examines a number of reasons for the apparent failure of self-paced instruction when it is first adopted by enthusiastic engineering instructors, and describes how and why the typical self-paced course improves during the second offering. (JR)

This document is the initial description of the specifications of the philosophies, procedures, and processes for secondary schools to use in planning, implementing, and managing Individually Guided Education (IGE) learning programs. This is specified in a target format. Also delineated is the general and specific developmental strategy the…