The roving inservice is an approach to continuing education which enables the program to be located in multiple nursing units simultaneously for the convenience of the nurses and without an instructor. (SSH)

Describes how a "problem" student bucks the system and wins. (RL)

Briefly presents a rationale for including chamber music performance in the high school music curriculum. Describes a pilot independent study course in which students could earn credit through string quartet performance. The course syllabus, scheduling, and contract grading system are discussed. (SJL)

This article presents a definition of self-directed learning and a rationale for making it an essential goal in education. The adjustments needed in traditional teacher and student roles to achieve self-directed learning are considered. (SJL)

The Program for Academic and Creative Enrichment (PACE) is a pull-out program for gifted elementary students. It is implemented by resource teachers working on a three stage model to develop basic thinking, critical thinking and problem solving, independent study, and research skills. (CL)

A study of student attitudes toward independent project work indicates that grades may be a larger motivation than learning, and that students may exploit the assessment system in varying degrees to attain their end. However, "project game" players had no statistically significantly higher grades. (MSE)

Effective individualized instruction depends primarily on the teacher possessing the skills to implement it. Individualization is therefore quite compatible with the traditional self-contained elementary classroom model, but not with its alternative, departmentalization, which allows teachers neither the time flexibility nor the familiarity with…

Posttraining measures indicated that the self-instruction procedure produced significantly more reflective responding than did the model alone procedure. The results also suggested the presence of a developmental lag in cognitive style among the retarded children compared to recent norms for nonretarded children. (Author)

Helping students to appreciate and consequently accept responsibility for planning their learning experiences in partnership with the teacher takes time, patience, and knowledge to facilitate this emerging ability. These guidelines and suggestions are intended to help in this task. (Author/SJL)

The author, who changed her French class from a traditional, teacher-directed format to independent study, explains the benefits she found in this new system, particularly in the change of her own role. (SJL)

The value of the language laboratory of self-instruction is stressed. Methods of using multi-phase drills are given, proceeding from cue repetition to open-ended situations. The presentation of prose texts in the laboratory is examined. (Author/JB)

Suggestions are made for directing students in a program of independent study. (JD)

Eight seven- and eight-year-old hyperactive children were assigned to either a self-instructional training group or an attention practice control group. On-task behavior in the classroom and performance measures in reading and arithmetic were assessed. (Author/SBH)

Effects of a self-paced, individualized workbook in changing student's awareness of library resources and services were measured by pre- and post-tests of 487 freshmen students in designated English classes. Evaluation of test results indicated that, although this library skills program was successful, some reevaluation is needed. (CWM)