The evaluation of an educational innovation can serve as an aid in the development of the innovation, and it can provide a basis for making judgments with respect to it. This report discusses the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program and its approach to evaluation. IPI evaluation activities are carried out in six areas: the program…

A questionnaire was given to seventh graders in Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) and non-IPI classrooms. It contained items concerning the student's self concept of ability in four subjects: mathematics, English, social studies, and science; and it contained items to determine which method of presentation the student preferred. In the…

Two papers are presented here: "History of Individualized Instruction" by Dr. Robert Scanlon, and "Self-Directed Learning: the Master Key to Educational Reform" by Dr. Glen Heathers. Dr. Scanlon's paper briefly outlines the goals of the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program and discusses its place in the development…

This report takes a broad, analytical look at three systems that emphasize individualized instruction: Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN), Individually Guided Education (IGE), and Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI). In this assessment the following areas are examined: (a) the principles that characterize the system, (b)…

This program is a model of individualization in which participants select components based on individual needs. Each component includes a performance criterion test, a statement of learning objectives, various learning options, and a variety of carefully selected resource materials. The major objective of the program is to demonstrate a teacher…

Instructors in the Department of Education at Purdue University have developed a combination of educational innovations called "Individualized Instructional Analysis System (IIAS)." The system is a combination of microteaching, interactional analysis, and audio-tutorial techniques. The microteaching aspect employs a teacher who teaches a…

A study was made to (a) describe how self-paced Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) training affects the Army assignment system; (b) identify ways the existing assignment system can accommodate individualized instruction; and (c) suggest modifications to the assignment system to provide better integration of self-paced training with assignment…

Glasser builds his alternative, a "School Without Failure," on an analysis of what children need to achieve a successful identity and on an examination of the ways in which schools affect children to teach them failure. The author discusses the Glasser approach and describes an attempt to implement the approach in a Palo Alto elementary…

The purpose of this quarterly newsletter is to provide information, communication, and exchange of ideas between people offering Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) courses. The instructional system, an alternative to the traditional university-college lecture-recitation method of teaching, emphasizes a personalized, self-paced, mastery…

The English Project of the University of Hawaii Curriculum Center, begun in 1966, has as its objective the production of a tested curriculum in English for all grades, together with a plan for installing it in the Hawaiian schools and disseminating it to other schools. During the reporting period covered, evaluation activities were carried out…

The Teacher Corps program increased the educational opportunities available to pupils in grades to which corps members were assigned, however, the program's impact was not nearly as great as it could have been. Some interns participated in special projects or used new methods of instruction, but few of these activities were continued after the…

The Teacher Corps program strengthened the educational opportunities available to pupils in classes to which corps members were assigned, but the report concludes that it had much less impact than it might have had. Innovations were not continued after the Corps members finished their assignments, with lack of staff and funds cited as the reasons.…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was prepared and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 are the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report provides a list, by course segment, of summarized behavioral objectives for the course with their associated learning…

The fifth volume of the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis produced for the United States Naval Academy covers segments 65-79 of the course. Included in the volume are discussions of monopoly markets, monopolistic competition, oligopoly markets, and the theory of factor demand and supply. Other segments of the course, the…

This case study focuses on the role of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UW-EC) in a consortium effort to implement, maintain, and institutionalize individually guided education and the multi-unit elementary school (IGE/MUS-E). The framework for the study is based on the chronological academic involvement of UW-EC with the various facets of…