The purpose of this successful experimental program at the College of San Mateo was to determine whether active participation in an individualized instructional program such as the Learning Center would be related to a lower level of attrition of first-time freshmen who are identified as high probability dropouts. Forty-nine potential dropout…

The purpose of this study was to find a method for individualizing instruction in a beginning college-level speech communications course--a course which allows for student-instructor interaction. To determine the relationship between the personality typology of introversion-extraversion and types of oral instructor criticism, 76 students who had…

The University of Florida College of Education proposes to experiment with a new program for the education of elementary school teachers. The design emphasizes maximum opportunities for self-direction, individualization through wide variations in instructional program and rate of progress, and close correlation of didactic instruction and…

An Educational System for the Seventies (ES '70) is a research and demonstration program representing a broad scope of activity that cuts across every aspect of education. Four main categories of activities comprise the substance of the current effort: staff development, instructional managment and career guidance, school management, and…

The first section of this publication is an index of the 112 entries, grouped according to the following main areas of research and development within the Center: administration (11 titles listed); the personalization of teacher education (25); assessment (30); the teaching laboratory (5); curriculum-based instructional approaches to teacher…

The operating procedures of a university reading and study skills center for completely individualized reading instruction are described. The program is offered as a student service (no fee) on a voluntary, noncredit basis. A prepared set of instructional tapes is used whereby students can largely serve themselves, proceeding at their own rates,…

A course in personal social dynamics in education was experimentally organized to concentrate on the process of classroom interaction, integrating the affective with the cognitive components of learning. As a senior level course for teachers-in-training it has been offered three times with encouraging results. Goals are to help the student become…

A model Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) project was implemented at Oakleaf Elementary School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in the basic content areas of reading, mathematics, and science. To enable the teaching staff to prepare individual prescriptions, behavioral objectives for the curriculum areas, diagnostic instruments (placement tests,…

After defining education, science, scientific concepts, individualization, and the sequence of science instruction, the individualizing effort (K-6) at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh is examined in this speech. This effort is described in detail in relation to a science instruction project which…

In order to create and develop an individualized, goal-oriented curriculum for teaching a two-semester composition sequence on the college level, this project first instituted an innovative curriculum in two randomly filled and selected freshman composition sections, and then compared the progress of these students with that of students randomly…

This paper describes a project, involving a group of practicing primary classroom teachers, aimed at the current concern over the kind of attention given to individual pupil differences and the way that attention is received by the pupil. Six experienced classroom teachers, representing all primary levels, were selected from a list of volunteers.…

This is a study comparing the amount of change in the level of competence in language skills between beginning students of French in two types of instructional programs. Significant differences were found between students enrolled in regularly scheduled classes and those using a multimedia, self-paced, individualized instructional system. Students…

Reported is a study of the effectiveness of the Individually Prescribed Instructional (IPI) system. The purpose was to assess the levels of self-initiation, direction, and evaluation for differently treated pupils. Samples were comprised of the pupils and teachers from eight IPI and eight control schools. Fourth- through sixth-grade students were…

This report provides a description of an innovative ECE program which uses a diagnostic-prescriptive approach. The program is based on a comprehensive developmental model in which cognitive growth proceeds through motor, perceptual, integrative, and symbolic phases. It is emphasized that the basic developmental processes must be assessed so that…

This curriculum guide contains an outline of the scope and sequence of science concepts to be developed in grades 1-4 in the schools of the Iberville Parish system, Louisiana. Concepts from the life sciences, earth sciences, and physical sciences are presented in the form of an individualized instructional program in which the material within each…