Reports on an investigation in which topics in genetics and probability were taught to students divided along the Piagetian dimension of field-indepent (FI) and field-dependent (FD) ability. Two teaching strategies, inductive (IND) and a deductive (DED) approaches, were used. Retention scores revealed that regardless of strategy experienced, FI…

Reports on adverse side effects in an organic chemistry course taught by the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (SL)

The author recounts his experience in dealing with a child of normal intelligence but an unusually short attention span and physical restlessness. (JD)

Senator Brooke discusses the financial ramifications of the Education of the Handicapped Act and the responsibility of the Federal Government in providing financial assistance to aid in implementing the act. (JD)

Describes research findings reporting successes and difficulties involved in using individualized versus traditional instruction in teaching shorthand. The author discusses her experiences with Gregg Shorthand individualized materials and concludes that individualized instruction can be a useful tool when it is included as a supplemental method of…

Discusses strategies for individualizing instruction for the following groups of special needs students: hearing impaired, visually impaired, those with learning and/or behavior disorders, and orthopedically or health impaired. Also discusses the behavioral approach to classroom management in relation to special students. (SH)

This paper describes a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) general physics course taught within the constraints of a small community college. The PSI format is described and student opinions of it are presented. (Author/CP)

The programs of the Multi-Culture Institute focus upon increasing children's pride in their ethnic backgrounds; ethnic differences become a source of learning experiences for the children and community. (MM)

Concepts involved in the various methods of individualization of instruction are not out of reach in the sub-optimal setting, but adjustments in implementation of the methodology are necessary. (MJB)

Describes one approach to individualized job preparation instruction, a performance-based training system designed to meet the needs of both trainee and employer. The system includes a performance profile of job elements, skills, and levels of competency which serves as a lifetime record of curricula and performance on each activity for a trainee.…

Describes a successful program in a Connecticut high school to integrate educable mentally retarded (EMR) students into the regular typing class, using individualized methods of instruction, adding one intermediate typing course for EMR students, and interweaving basic English skills into the typing instruction. (MF)

A testing mechanism that provides a closer approximation than traditional testing of the frequency and random manner with which disease state and therapeutic problems present in practice was developed with the initiation of self-directed study courses in pharmacy therapeutics. The rationales, construction, and application of this model for…

The biostatistics course for undergraduate medical and dental students at the University of Connecticut Health Center is taught by the Keller Plan, and students can use computers to analyze data sets and to score their unit tests. The computer is an essential tool for data analysis and an attractive option for test scoring. (LBH)

This article examines how various types of arithmetic problems can be generated for use in computerized instruction units. Systems for scoring and adjusting problem difficulties are also examined. (SD)

The future challenge facing institutions of higher education will be in providing better education for individual students rather than expanding facilities and broadening course selection. (JD)