This paper describes the use of individualized instruction concepts in courses on structural design in undergraduate engineering programs. Areas covered include the distribution of time, unit packages, laboratory, and grading. Specific features discussed include class discussion, programmed problems, and summary units. Outcomes of such courses…

The case for public library support for open university programs. Description of some existing public library projects and discussion of ways in which libraries can participate in adult degree programs. (LS)

An annotated bibliography covering the open university in the United States and Great Britain as well as the role of the library in such programs. (LS)

Problems of integrating children from early education programs (3-to-5-year-olds) into the structure and curriculum of kindergarten are discussed in relation to the changing roles of both kindergarten and early education teachers. (BRT)

Describes an organic chemistry course designed as a modification of the Keller plan; lists the basic assumptions of the course design; outlines how the course was conducted; and compares the grade distribution to that of a traditional class. (GS)

Activities in which students make and prove conjectures and devise their own geometric axiom systems are discussed. (SD)

The Norfolk/Chesapeake Teacher Corps Project developed a special component which focused on helping teachers and interns become sensitive to the needs of exceptional children and on helping them master competencies required to individualize instruction in the regular classroom for children without severe handicaps. (Author/JA)

Describes a course designed to teach the fundamental microbiological principles common to all disciplines. The course is designed to meet individual student needs through self-directed lab work and various minicourses on topics in applied microbiology. (GS)

Reviews, summarizes, and evaluates the research on audio-tutorial (A-T) instruction and attempts to provide some direction for future studies. Studies reviewed are grouped by type and include comparative methods studies, trait-treatment interaction studies, and studies of instructional variables. (GS)

Presents an idea for office hour scheduling to increase instructor accessibility, describes a television series that serves as a basis for a nationwide credit course, and describes steps taken to individualize general chemistry at Catonsville Community College, Maryland. (GS)

Reports an experiment in individualizing the instruction in a U. S. history survey course at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, begun during the summer session in 1972 and continued to the present with modifications. (Author/ND)

In designing a personalized system of instruction (PSI) personality course, the locus of control literature was surveyed in attempts to answer two questions: 1) Whether differences in locus of control would be predictive of PSI course performance; 2) whether changes would result after exposure to a PSI course. (Author/DEP)