This basic independent-suty program in the interactive skills of teaching includes definition, examples, teaching script models, practice programs, and guides for self-study of recorded practice lessons. Special attention is paid to habitual praise and reinforcement, diagnosis, involving and valuing, concept level variation, and controlling…

The 4-1-4 or the interim term is used by an increasing number of colleges and universities in an effort to enrich or rejuvenate their educational program by providing a special new kind of learning experience for the entire college community. Generally a brief period between semesters or quarters, the interim term can take several forms: (1) it…

A general course in psychology was selected for a study in which a strategy was devised and demonstrated for integrating self-study materials into a program of independent study. A major problem was to maintain a suitable balance of author direction, teacher guidance, and student initiative. Materials offered the students were a set of objectives;…

This is the final report of project CALCOP, a joint project of the Coast Community College District, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles Police Academy to develop, implement, and evaluate computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the rules of evidence and seach-and-seizure procedures of police training. The CALCOP learning system…

To determine whether spelling consciousness and spelling achievement would be increased if students located and corrected words they had misspelled in their creative writing, 225 fifth-grade pupils wrote twice a week for 6 weeks, assuming responsibility for correcting their own errors. They were divided into three groups: the "margin" group, whose…

Soviet libraries play a great role in the spiritual life of the country, in the education and enlightenment of broad sections of the population, and in dissemination of the cultural, scientific and technical achievements among the people. Due to this care and broad initiative of the people, the U.S.S.R. has the largest number of networks of…

This study investigated the effects of offering three instructional options (lecture, lecture-discussion, and independent study) to students in a large psychology lecture class. The purpose of this study was to determine whether students do better when given their preferred method of learning, and whether the different methodology affected…

This is a progress report of an independent study program in chemistry at a senior high school. Currently in its fourth year of operation, the program is designed to provide students with individualized, self-paced instruction in college-preparatory chemistry. The author discusses the rationale for the program, the initial phases, the problems…

This study was designed to determine (1) if teacher use of specified teaching behaviors leads to the identification of differences in the learning outcomes of pupils in group and independent learning situations; and (2) if knowledge of teacher use of specified teaching behaviors relates to the prediction of variance in pupil post-unit scores. The…

In order to provide self-improvement through a combination of individualized learning and personal attention, the Survey of Reading/Study Efficiency Systems Laboratory is available to all Loyola University of Los Angeles students. The Student Personnel Services directs the Laboratory, which is composed of a number of centers located in the student…

This study involved 91 students who made up five sections of General Earth Science all taught by the author at State University College, Oswego, New York. The population was randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group was taught using an independent study program designed and conducted by the author, and the control group used the…

Student performance in a self-paced personalized system of instruction course is varied in rates and patterns of work. Using 118 students in a college level introductory psychology course the investigators found 1) students worked at a variety of rates and patterns; 2) students who started to work early had a much greater chance of finishing the…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: History. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: This guide is an aid to an independent history study with no formal class periods. Individual teacher guidance is provided. This study of Negro history is divided into three areas: local, state, and national. Local study covers 12 specific topics, state study…

Regional conferences on the Right to Read Effort were held with the purpose of having reading specialists address librarians concerning the peoples' right to read. One paper of this volume surveys reading in America, outlines problems of extending the right to read to all, and indicates possible means of action. Another entry views the library as…

Reviving an old idea, some libraries are now helping independent adult learners study what they choose and for whatever reason. (Editor)