Describes the use of computer-generated testing to provide the immediate feedback aspect in a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) course with large enrollment and only a limited number of teaching assistants available. (SL)

Reports that both "good" and "poor" students benefited from the "Personalized System of Instruction" in a news writing course. (RL)

Suggests that individualized science curricula do not provide elementary school age children with the direction, diversity of experiences and depth of learning which they need. (CP)

An individualized mathematics program for eighth graders is described. The program includes the use of diagnostic testing, individual learning prescriptions, commercially-prepared materials, weekly progress checks, and three instructors. (MN)

Describes a self-paced, mastery-oriented introductory physics course offered at Cornell University which incorporates aspects of audio-tutorial instruction and the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (SL)

A teacher center serving ten small school districts emphasizes reinforcing teachers' skills in classroom management, individualized instruction, and teacher-made classroom materials. (JD)

The IDECC system of competency-based instruction in distributive education, a curriculum ready for use by teachers, is described with regard to its advantages, its basic component--the Learning Activity Package (LAP), and its development by an eleven-state consortium--Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC). (JT)

Standardized assessment instruments provide data less useful for decision making in infant intervention programs than continuous assessments of progress by which infants' responses to specific treatment cues or situations are monitored daily. (GW)

An individualized course in clinical psychiatry is described from a philosophical and operational standpoint. Features of the course include programed instruction, behavioral objectives, criterion-referenced mastery level evaluations, contracting for grades, and utilization of small-group discussions. Attention is on advantages and problems of new…

A discussion of the implementation of peer tutoring programs in the elementary school with emphasis on the choice of tutor, tutor training, and supervision of the tutoring pair. Advantages of peer tutoring are outlined. (GO)

Defines the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and explains why and how it can be used effectively to teach undergraduate history. A study guide from a PSI course on the history of Africa is used as an example. Also included is an annotated bibliography of 23 resources describing PSI and how to implement it. (AV)

The Individualized Supplementary Calculus Instruction (ISCI) Program is a computer-based tutorial resource in use on several campuses and by large companies needing to train employees in calculus. Evaluation showed ISCI to be effective, especially with students who report little talent for mathematics. (SD)

Reports on the evaluation of an audiovisual tutorial (AVT) package used in several two-year colleges, finding that the AVT experience has no differential effect on learning for the experimental group. Also discusses basic research problems and offers solutions. (Author/JR)

Discusses the training of teachers, who will be able to create humanistic learning environments committed to mainstreaming (allowing the child to move in an individually prescribed program), within an individualized environment--the Humanizing, Individualizing, and Personalizing Program at the University of Missouri at Columbia. (JM)

Presents observations of a suburban high school, focusing mainly on the educational organization's use of time. Implications of the school's schedule are examined, followed by a discussion of the task of educating as perceived and defined in the school. Considers the study's implications for a model of educational organizations. (Author/JG)