The model presented in this paper is directed toward the improvement of the individualized instructional process by providing student achievement profiles, diagnostic reports, and suggested instructional prescriptions. (Author)

Describes modifications included in an examination procedure allowing students to take an exam on a given unit twice, and the use of nonobjective exams. The grading of exams by the professor in consultation with the student was viewed as the most productive aspect of the course. (GS)

Covers camping out for credit; racing for credit; choosing from the seven "schools" in Quincy (Illinois) High School; and developing the Colorado College block scheduling plan under which students take only one course at a time. (Author)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author discusses developments in the use of television, computer technology, and individualized instruction at Gallaudet College, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School. (LS)

Nontraditional study is defined as humanistic education and examined in light of nine major issues and alternative resolutions. Issues included: public acceptance, institutional changes needed, utilizing community resources, admission policies, financing, faculty participation, program articulation, assessment, individualized instruction, teacher…

Describes the use of behavioral objectives, computer programs, concept mastery, and activity flowcharts. Explains the evaluation procedure and enumerates advantages to the student. (GS)

Can we help pupils to learn science while admitting our own incomplete understanding of concepts? Author offers one technique. (Editor/RK)

This study is concerned with teaching in an apprenticeship setting--the architectural design studio. The research examined teachers' planning, particularly as it focuses upon project assignments. The study yielded information about teachers' conceptual frames for their teaching, the personal aspects of teaching, the teachers' conceptions of…

A description is given of the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Curriculum Management System (CMS), a computer managed system that utilizes input from research findings on effective schools. The goals and objectives of instruction are clearly delineated and effectively communicated to students and their parents. Each student,…

This paper reviews empirical studies of the efficacy of the use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in various settings, with particular attention to the use of CAI to teach mathematics skills and concepts. Studies using students at various ages and various subjects are considered, as are applications in which CAI was used as the primary…

This paper reviews a single, large-scale evaluation of a long-term, aid-financed program in some practical subjects in Kenyan secondary schools. The analysis presented is a meta-evaluation, an evaluation of an evaluation, undertaken by two of the authors of the evaluation. A brief account of the evaluation project is first provided. This is…

Before a course to improve basic reasoning skills can be intelligently designed, it will be necessary to determine the exact nature of those skills. Research indicates that: (1) reasoning skills are highly specific, not generalized; (2) a large number of different reasoning skills exist; (3) many reasoning skills are language dependent and widely…

The paper presents a research review on individualization of instruction in special education. An initial section analyzes the concept and definitions of the term, noting similarities with such terms as adaptive instruction, differentiated instruction, and prescriptive teaching. Related concepts of independent study and self directed learning are…

Videodiscs have much to offer in developing the school curriculum, but teachers must use definite criteria in planning teaching-learning situations that will enable students to achieve on an individual basis. Thus, students should find meaning, interest, purpose, provision for individual differences, and a balance among objectives in their…