Presents the technical details of the hardware and software used with two kinds of computers, the Radio Shack TRS-80 and the Apple II, in developing personalized computer-assisted instruction with the addition of the instructor's voice interfaced with the computer. Programing controls for this interface are listed. (RAO)

The author describes five key components of the Personalized System of Instruction and relates his successful experience using the method in teaching college-level Black American history to American servicemen stationed in West Germany. For journal availability, see SO 505 438. (AV)

Discusses problems of teaching by PSI (Personalized System of Instruction), including costs, student procrastination, excessive grading, and demands on faculty time. (MLH)

Argues that individualized instruction is financially and logistically unfeasible and socially undesireable. Suggests that the group-centered classroom is a more desirable instructional approach, and presents nine arguments in its favor. (JG)

Argues that teachers can more effectively individualize their instruction by being sensitive to the cultural differences of their students. (JG)

Outlines steps for developing learning activity packets which may be used in journalism classes as a time saver, an aid to teaching, and an individualized method. (JM)

Describes an individualized approach to teaching a methods course for secondary teachers. (IRT)

The underlying ingredient of individualized mainstreaming is inclusion, not separation, on a long-term basis. The policy of inclusion encourages grouping patterns that allow children who are different in many ways to live and learn together when it is of benefit to them. (Author)

Describes a method to guide the design of learning environments by developing a scripted lesson through a series of interconnected pedagogic fragments, called the scenistic approach to lesson planning. Highlights include learning styles; six educational paradigms; the concept of script creation; and developing personalized learning tracks. (LRW)

Describes adaptive educational hypermedia systems which aim to increase the functionality of hypermedia by making it personalized to individual learners and considering individual learning styles. Presents a prototype hypermedia system and reports results of a pilot study that investigated the system's educational effectiveness. (Author/LRW)

Examines teachers' views of the strengths and weaknesses of pullout programs and of alternatives to pullout programs. (PCB)

This study examined the effectiveness of tutoring on the achievement of college students enrolled in an individualized instruction algebra course taught in a mathematics laboratory. Findings indicated that students attending six or more tutoring sessions performed better than did students with greater initial ability who attended no tutoring…

Presents an approach to evaluation of reading instruction called CIPP (context, input, process, product), including: methods for discovering the needs of each student, getting input from students and colleagues concerning possible action, implementing evaluation in the process of instruction, and then carrying out an evaluation of the final…

Examples of two theory-based computerized learning systems--Smithtown and Sherlock--show that most success arises when learning tasks are well structured. Such systems teach procedural rather than conceptual knowledge and support individualized learning better than group learning. (SK)

Describes an interactive method of teaching reading that can be adapted to students' needs, skills, experience, and culture. Shows how the method develops phonological awareness and builds on skills adults already have, such as manual dexterity, visual analysis, and observation. (SK)