The purpose of this investigation was to examine the interactive effects of prior mathematics preparation and instructional method on achievement in an introductory calculus course taught by both Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and conventional approaches. Subjects were 248 university students, 60 from the self-paced method and 188 from…

Significant findings concerning the efficacy of individualized instruction techniques and type of instructional setting were generated by this study of Title I programs. Variables for the study were chosen because policy-makers were concerned about them and had the power to do something about them. The variables studied were individualized…

This is a guide for teachers of high school physical education programs which explains how to prepare a program with the greatest possibilities for individualized learning. First, it explains what kinds of equipment and facilities are necessary. Then, it explains the procedure for the mini-courses, the design of which allows a student to either…

The author discusses the concepts of individualized instruction and regular class the questionable validity of intelligence and achievement tests used for placement are instruction procedures are based, such as commitment and sensitivity to others' needs, and educational decisions which affect the individualization of instruction, such as the…

This report, in addition to being a final report for an NIE grant awarded to the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning, summarizes the strategies, efforts, and results of implementing Individually Guided Education (IGE) nationally since 1971. Chapter 2 of this report (Chapter 1 is an introduction.) briefly describes the…

This paper describes a curriculum design model to train research and development personnel under USOE-NIE funding. This design model, called PIC (Process Individualization Curriculum), was chosen for coverting on-campus courses to extra-mural self-instructional courses. The curriculum specialists who work with professors to individualize their…

This report summarizes and compares results of three conference seminars on Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) held in 1967, 1968, and 1969 for administrators and teachers. Basic seminar objectives were to give participants an opportunity to exchange ideas about IPI, to provide them with information concerning future developments of IPI,…

In order to assess the classroom behavior of PLAN students relative to students in other instructional systems, the PLAN Student Observation Scale (PLAN-SOS) was developed. Specifically, PLAN-SOS was designed to measure the percentages of time that students spend performing various behaviors judged to be important to the learning process in a…

The objective of this project was to discover an effective means by which teachers could have available sufficient data to make decisions in order to preplan individual teaching-learning situations. In order to achieve this objective, an electronic information retrieval system was developed. Behavioral objectives, subject-matter statements,…

Computer technology per se is not a solution to the problem of the current "crisis in content" in teacher education programs. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) is defined as the on-line interaction of a student with a computer program for purposes of instruction. The drill-and-practice and tutorial CAI programs serve merely as a medium for…

The phased typing program uses individualized instruction to enable each student to achieve a level of typing skill commensurate with his own motivation, ability, available time, and performance objective. For the typical student the four phases correspond in time to four semesters of typewriting instruction. Students who intend to use the…

This document describes a part of the continuing project intended to integrate the valued substance of past programs of teacher education with new technologically sound methods, contents, and experiences. It is intended to become, at the end of the 3-year development period in September 1971, the only route to teacher certification available on…

To meet the needs of a totally integrated system in which students achieve at drastically different levels, Chapel Hill City Schools developed a 3-year plan to improve the ability of teachers to develop individualized instructional materials. In the first year of the program (1969-70) a teacher education staff was organized and employed to carry…

If American education is to turn out the independent and creative type of person we say we want, then the needs of the individual child must be identified, and teachers must be trained to perceive these needs. Teacher education programs have begun to train teachers in the use of individualized instruction methods, but there is a great need for…

Education as a professional endeavor must undergo radical changes which will institutionalize change so that it becomes an integral part of the educational structure, thereby meeting the needs of society and individual students as they arise. These priorities seem essential: dynamic definitions of and distinctions among educational roles and…