While the cognitive-style approach to individualized instruction is no panacea for all educational ills, it holds high promise as a means of helping faculty and students to develop effective learning environments. In utilizing this approach, several factors must be considered. First, a clear distinction should be made between cognitive style and…

Approaches to individualizing physical education for disabled and nondisabled students are considered. Organizational alternatives are explored, including use of corners and square patterns (which allow for visual cues for students as well as for flexibility in activities) and learning activity packets and centers (which provides opportunities for…

The purpose of this study was to compute and analyze descriptive indices of efficiency assessing the relative effectiveness of a verbal and visual color code applied to self-paced learning and testing materials. The sample consisted of 176 college subjects randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions receiving black/white (B) or color…

This report collects the findings of three sequential evaluation studies of a network system approach to the dissemination of techniques of individualizing instruction in elementary schools. In the network approach, college education personnel trained coordinators from school districts who, in turn, disseminated individualization materials and…

The described learning module is for the use of teachers who develop creative tendencies in students. Content areas include exploration, classroom learning environment, individual instruction, student responsibility, and independent study. Information is provided on the scope and sequencing of topics, activities, and resources involved in use of…

A mainline CAI system is an individualized instructional system of major scope which uses the computer as a tool for instructional management and information transmission. Such systems are developed according to a design science approach and used as a less costly alternative to conventional instruction. In contrast, adjunctive systems have a much…

Reduced or stabilized costs of education can only be attained by positive changes in productivity as defined by the ratio of outputs to inputs. Educational units or districts could do research on productivity improvement at low costs if they combined for such research and development (R and D) activities. The area of productivity research that…

A post-baccalaureate, single-subject program for future secondary school teachers is described. This program contains the following features: (1) it is operated by a team composed of a teacher education department leader, faculty from other departments, master teachers, administrators, community persons, and candidates for the teaching profession;…

Patterns of student performance were examined in a personalized instruction (PSI) course. Introductory psychology students (N=65) were randomly divided into a completely self-paced group and a group that had an early, instructor-imposed deadline. It was hypothesized that the early deadline group would respond at a more even pace throughout the…

The paper, nearly half of which consists of appendixes, reports on a national survey investigating the relationship of individualized instruction for handicapped and gifted students to their placement, and the extent to which geographical area affects their placement and instruction. The literature is reviewed, focusing on legislation and…

The Teaching Research Infant and Child Center classrooms service moderately to profoundly handicapped preschool children by providing comprehensive individualized curriculums emphasizing self help, motor development, language, and cognitive skills. Each model classroom contains 12 children with a teacher and an aide, and utilizes volunteers and…

Project KIDS, an early intervention program for handicapped children which emphasizes parent involvement, is described. The project identified basic competencies for parenting developmentally delayed children. Fourteen top rated competencies were included on the Parent Self Appraisal Inventory (PSAI) which was administered to 92 parents. Results…

A project was conducted to improve the capacity of the Portland (Oregon) School District to fully implement individualized vocational education programs for the handicapped. Four high schools participated in the project, which involved the following activities: assessing current capabilities of the schools involved; conceptualizing and…

THE POTENTIAL DROPOUT CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN KINDERGARTEN. HIS BACKGROUND, ENVIRONMENT, AND ATTITUDE PROPHESY HIS FAILURE. CHARACTERISTICS OF POTENTIAL DROPOUTS INCLUDE LACK OF INTEREST, SEVERE RETARDATION IN READING, AND WITHDRAWAL TENDENCIES. MORE THAN 600 HOMES WERE VISITED BY FOUR TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS. OBJECTIVES WERE TO OBTAIN PERMISSION TO…

To teach a student to live his life is to give that student unlimited opportunities to be responsible for his actions, the ruminations of his mind, and the consequent actions that flow from his thinking. The only way to meet each individual child's needs is through a program geared to the student as a unique individual. The Individual Educational…