Although microcomputers are being used everywhere, their use in education and training has only begun to be explored. More balanced information about their advantages and limitations is needed before informed decisions about their use can be made. (SSH)

Individualized instruction seems to be particularly well suited to the learning styles of gifted students. Independent study is one of the most effective methods for providing individualized instruction to the gifted child in the regular classroom. (Author/SW)

The author suggests that individualizing spelling can be quickly and easily accomplished, and lists ideas for diagnosing and remediating spelling problems on an individualized basis. (KC)

The Annehurst Curriculum Classification System helps teachers identify the learning needs of individual students and match those needs with the most appropriate instructional materials and techniques. (PGD)

Four testing schemes are outlined: post-test only, pretest/post-test, the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) Model, and the EIPI Model which takes into account the learning style and the psychosocial background of the learner. The EIPI model has three phases: placement, counseling, and intervention. (RAO)

Concludes that students who had a previous high school biology course, a previous high school chemistry course, and were sophomores were likely to have greater success in an audio tutorial anatomy and physiology course than those who did not have those science courses and were freshmen. (JEG)

An elementary school principal comments on the use of individualized education programs and notes problems to be resolved if IEP's become required for every child. (SS)

Discusses a "tri-dimensional approach" to individualized instruction that is based on determination of 1) the correct level of difficulty for every student, 2) the appropriate learning behavior in a deliberately arranged environment, and 3) the appropriate teacher behavior to facilitate achievement. (JG)

There has been a great deal of research reaffirming the power of self-determination within the process of planning for the transition from school to adult life for a student with disabilities. Much of the focus of that research has been on teaching core component skills or changing parts of the process such as the transition Individualized…

This article deals with a staff developer's concerns about Bill Stewart's staff retreat, and how these concerns create opportunity and obligation. The author presents views from a superintendent and two staff developers on the staff retreat. Aside from these, the author talks about a superintendent named Darlene Preston, and her course of action.…

The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the frequency in which school social workers in Virginia engage in and prefer to engage in social work related activities and (2) to determine if the frequency in which the social work related activities the school social workers engage in is related to select variables. After a comprehensive review…

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of the principal in shaping a school culture that fostered academic achievement of students with high incidence disabilities. Research was conducted by means of a qualitative case study approach with data courses of informant interviews, parent focus group, observations of the daily workings of the…

This document is one of eight reports prepared to support the development of a new learning system, a development effort that is the first step in a major initiative undertaken by the Stupski Foundation. This report synthesizes recent research and theoretical literature on effective pedagogy for the Stupski Foundation's 2009 initiative of…

This paper reports on a study that examined teachers' perspectives on learner centredness in a distance learning context. Data collection relied on semi-structured interviews conducted with 42 Canadian high school teachers. Teachers' perspectives were analysed then categorized according to the four dimensions of a research validated framework of…