Relates the experience of the Darien (Connecticut) High School in converting a scarcely used language laboratory into a vital foreign language resource center. (DS)

Lecture given before the Annual Conference and Course on Reading (23d, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10-21, 1967).

A project made use of computer technology to help a child with cerebral palsy communicate and learn. Software programs for the project, developed by the City of Manchester College of Higher Education and the Lancasterian School, are widely adaptable and can be used by nonspecialist teachers. (Authors/PP)

A meta-analytic synthesis of findings from 51 studies indicated that use of an individualized teaching system has only a small effect on student achievement in secondary school courses and did not contribute significantly to student self-esteem, critical thinking ability, or attitudes toward the subject matter being taught. (Author/PN)

For effective teaching, the author asserts, student self-direction must be matched to an appropriate degree of teacher direction and both adjusted for group dynamics of the classroom. Accounting for these three levels of activity, a schematic analysis is drawn of the total teaching situation, and strategies are suggested that adapt teaching style…

Discusses some of the practical aspects of adult ESL classes including activities, structure, variety, carry-over, individualizing materials, and grouping. (EKN)

The authors predicted that individualized feedback in spelling instruction would lead to improved achievement, especially for low achievers. While results suggested that individualized feedback may be useful for low achievers, individualized instruction must be considered a more effective educational method for both high and low achievers.…

A project to develop, implement, and evaluate a slide/text modular oncology course teaching disease state and pharmacist-oriented information to pharmacy students, with potential adaptation for pharmacist continuing education, is described. Module effectiveness was evaluated using a pretest, posttest design, with group mean comparisons across both…

Interactive pedagogy considers that the instructional setting should compensate for the cognitive deficiencies of the individual learner. Hence, instructional settings should be defined not be their architectural, locational, economic, or mechanical elements, but by their psychological function. Interactive studies of individuals in educational…

A video production model designed to help teachers produce individualized instructional video/programs for severely handicapped students is described. The project's development, equipment design, and field verification approaches are reviewed. (CL)

The authors offer a plan for a competency-based education program. Teachers need to follow three steps: (1) identify competencies needed by graduates, (2) plan and provide learning activities to develop the competencies identified, and (3) verify acquisition of competencies. (Office of Vocational Education, State Dept. of Education, P.O. Box 1131,…

Results indicated that cooperative learning experiences, compared with competitive and individualistic ones, promoted more interpersonal attraction between 12 learning disabled and behavior problem fourth graders and 47 nonhandicapped peers and promoted higher self-esteem for all students. Cooperation promoted greater perspective-taking ability…