Questions are posed concerning the "back to basics" movement and rural schools. (KR)

Goals of a learning center for the severely handicapped should include individualized instruction (both academic and nonacademic); student independence; and increased self-control, attention span, and concentration. An aide should supervise the center, while the teacher provides individualized instruction. (JC)

States that individualization in instruction can offer environments for learning where (1) the conditions for learning can be matched with the learner characteristics; (2) self-paced instruction can let students learn at their own speed; and (3) the structure can be studied, refined, and adapted to a changing student population. (MB)

Teachers at Briarwood High School, East Point, Georgia, are now using a computer as an aid in teaching vocational typewriting on an individualized basis. The computer displays individual students' standings and constructs individual tests. Students work at their own pace and the teacher provides help and guidance as required. (MF)

The Annehurst Curriculum Classification System (A CCS) is based on the assumption that, by carefully matching a learner with particular characteristics to appropriate materials, conditions will be established that maximize the possibility of learning. The heart of the system lies in the identification of 10 human characteristics felt to be…

Available from: Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. The President of the National Education Association discusses P.L. 94-142 the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, from the perspective of the regular educator. (BD)

The peer panel procedure was developed with the knowledge that students can be co-producers of educational programs, not simply consumers of that program. The use of peer assessment as a means of broadening an educational experience in teacher preparation and CBTE programs is investigated. (RAO)

An in-depth study conducted at Kennedy-King College, a community college in Chicago, presents findings relating to student attitudes toward PLATO, an individualized, self paced CAI system. (RAO)

A competency-based, self-paced core music curriculum utilizing the concept of digital music synthesis is described. The system is designed to aid in experimental research into the perception of intervals, melodies, chords, rhythms, and harmonies. (RAO)

The dimensions of any instructional program generally center around three variables: objectives, methods and time. Provides quadrants that include alternative instructional designs appropriate for the various sub-groups of students within the given population of a school or classroom. (Author/RK)

Describes Florida's new automotive mechanics curriculum, an individualized, self-paced learning sequence that combines text material, review exercises and actual work activities. Development of the materials, including incorporation of Florida's V-TECS catalog of performance objectives in auto mechanics, is described. A field-test experience of a…

A "directed reading" approach to the teaching of History of Mathematics courses is described. (DT)

This article describes an attempt to individualize the teaching of economics to students with a wide range of ability and previous experience in a College of Further Education in Great Britain. For journal availability see annotation in SO 504 983. (Author/RM)

The use of Educational Cognitive Style Mapping (a symbolic orientation set of cultural determinants, modalities of inference, and memory) for individual students enables the educator to design and implement instructional settings based upon learner strengths. (MJB)

Discusses the implications of individualized elementary programs in relation to instructional materials, the goals of schooling, curriculum content, and the needs of the individual child. (MS)