Directions in self-directed learning for adults and perspectives for the future are discussed. The following five movements in self-directed learning are considered: the Knowles Group Learning Stream, the Tough Adult Learning Projects Stream, individualized programmed instruction, nontraditional institutional arrangements, and heuristic life…

The development and extension of open learning systems in British institutions of further and higher education has given rise to a need for changes in the methods of recording student progress. Open learning systems' provision of a wide flexibility of pace so that students can extend or compress their periods of study as compared with traditional…

Author provided teachers of English with an impressive annotated list of books centering on world literature. (Editor/RK)

Described is an independent study project for students in chemistry at New College, Sarasota, Florida. Six students collected and analyzed local plants to determine content of alkaloids, terpenes, and flavonoids. (RH)

A library-based, individualized approach to teaching Freshman English in a junior college is described. (PF)

The present study was designed to investigate the relationship of birth order to achievement motivation and achievement-related variables employing a random sample of students enrolled in the courses offered through the United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI) in 1970. (Author)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of materials developed for self instruction for a college course in educational measurement. (Author/RK)

The objective of the study reported was to develop and to evaluate a multifaceted teaching program in gastroenterology for second-year students of medicine. Critical information is defined in a narrative, problem-oriented, pathophysiological core syllabus. (Editor)

An analysis of the general conditions and problems involved in independent study systems, restricting discussion to the adult sector, by considering TELE-CNAM. (Author)

This study examined the selflearning and educational patterns of selected respondents in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania who have used library resources on a continuing basis. The content of learning projects emerged from real-life negotiations and ranged across the transactional environment. Episodes--consulting people, reading, browsing,…

This report deals with the development of independent study materials for inservice training of teachers. Four major stages in the development of materials are discussed, each requiring different skills, organizations, and resources: (1) identification of user needs, (2) design and production, (3) evaluation and development, and (4) dissemination.…

Appeared originally in "This Magazine Is about Schools, vol. 2, no. 3.

A BOOKLET DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE USED INDEPENDENTLY FROM AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IN MATHEMATICS IS PRESENTED. ELEMENTARY USES AND CONCEPTS OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS ARE EXAMINED. PERMUTATION, COMBINATION, AND PREDICTABILITY ARE PRESENTED IN THE SECTION ON PROBABILITY. THE MEANING OF…

A DOCTORAL STUDY OF THE OPINIONS OF 700 STUDENTS IN SIX CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES CONCERNING THE IDEAL STUDY ENVIRONMENT WAS REPLICATED BY THE STUDY SKILLS CENTER OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES IN 1966-67 AS PART OF AN EVALUATION OF STUDENT STUDY HABITS AND ATTITUDES. IN THIS INTERIM REPORT, THE RESPONSES OF 109 NONRESIDENT AND 105…