Two experimental programs (diploma and skill training) for high school dropouts were based on the assumptions that positive interpersonal relationships and an initial emphasis on nonverbal learning were necessary to counteract the rejection and verbal weaknesses experienced by those from a poverty culture. The success or failure of a teacher in…

This issue of the Multi-State Consortium for Performance-Based Teacher Education (PBTE) newsletter discusses (1) the evolutionary approach adopted by the state of Minnesota toward the implementation of PBTE, which includes discussion of what is known about PBTE, whether Minnesota ought (or wishes) to adopt the program, and state participation in…

The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of individualization of instruction as it applies to high school English instruction. The first two chapters of the study provide the rationale for individualizing high school English instruction, chapters 3 and 4 suggest a strategy, and the final chapter presents a summary and conclusions.…

Mainstreaming of handicapped children in regular classes requires the stretching of normal individualized teaching methods to include meeting the needs of handicapped or gifted learners. A learning loop consisting of diagnosis, educational prescription, instruction, and evaluation should be applied. Instructional strategies appropriate for both…

The last 10 years have been a distinctive decade in American education. There was much argument for change in the 1950s, but it was Sputnik that sparked action in the field of education. The assumption at that time was that if the U.S. was technologically "behind," the schools were to blame. Federal funds for schools began as an "emergency"…

This manual addresses the problems involved in selection and training of teachers for using the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP), an experimental curriculum which emphasizes content well beyond the scope of the standard curriculum. A description of the proposed teacher training model is provided, and implementation specifications…

Various attempts have been made in the past to improve the quality of American education by individualizing instruction. The most common method of individualizing instruction has been by varying the rate of progress or the type of assignment. Perhaps a more important and little used method is that of adapting education to individual differences…

This paper describes how the Georgia model program for preparing elementary teachers (ED 025 491) will appear to a student participant when the model has moved from conceptualization to reality. Various preprofessional phases are described in the nine sections: (1) Recruitment, of the high school senior; (2) Application and Admission, including…

A Teacher Observation Scale (TOS) was developed in order to compare the behavior of teachers using the material of project PLAN with those using conventional insturctional systems. The scale listed 17 categories of teacher behavior grouped under the headings: individual instruction, group discussion, behavior modification, systems management, and…

Compared were the effects of an innovative and a traditional teaching approach on the achievement, self-concept, and sense of control scores of fifth and sixth grade children from lower class family backgrounds. Prior to treatment, the students in the two schools were comparable on economics deprivation, educational deprivation, achievement,…

A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the PLAN teacher training program in changing teacher classroom behavior. The program, to train teachers in skills specific to the use of the PLAN system of individualized education, included a 2-day spring 1969 session, a 3-day summer conference, a fall minicourse, and inservice consultant…

"Teleinstruction" is used here to convey the concept of the use of equipment, processes, and procedures which provide instruction or the stimulation of learning at a distance from the original source of the stimulus materials. The author also defines the multi-media approach to learning and discusses ways in which the multi-media approach may be…

Educational technology presents a challenge to educators. It makes possible the instruction of an individual in any course the educator deems necessary. In order to utilize these new opportunities effectively, the educators must decide what the goals are for a person in an automated society. The educator must deal less with the teaching of…

This paper discusses the findings from a study of characteristics of undergraduates taking student initiated courses at the University of California at Berkeley in the spring of 1968. When compared to students in a control group, the students who chose the student-designed courses were less interested in college as a means of vocational…

This paper reports on an instructional program based on the assumption that behavioral change on the part of the student will be most effective when it is both intentional and insightful. Changes on the part of the students which are clearly specified before instruction and which are the explicit objectives of the instruction are described as…