This paper discusses the thematic unit as a series of activities including reading, discussions, drama sessions, art workshops, games, writing, and movies, all revolving around a single topic. Students are free to seek and select their own books or stories within the topic and to read at their own pace. The thematic unit also includes a heightened…

Common in briefing presentations and in individualized instruction is the use of slides that present materials prepared on a typewriter (questions, instructions, outlines). To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of producing these kind of slides a procedure was developed to facilitate: (1) formatting copy to be used for slides; (2) using…

During 1971-72, of 487 students in 2 Introductory Educational Psychology classes, 123 students chose to take a lecture course and 364 students chose a mastery learning class. Despite constraints on interpretation, it was concluded that in this particular situation students acquired a knowledge of vocabulary, principles and concepts at least as…

The new teacher education program developed by Illinois State University attempts to establish interdisciplinary cooperation among social scientists and educationalists to prepare social science specialists to teach at the intermediate grade levels. The major aspects of the program are a) Specialist Teacher Concept, b) Interdisciplinary Thrust, c)…

Reported is a study of possible differences in student characteristics between high, expected, and low achievers in an individualized learning biology program. Nine variables, ranging from biographical data through attitudinal data were studied. Effects on achievement and explanation of some of the differences were determined by examination of…

Since trends in foreign language, especially English as a Second Language (ESL), instruction, move like a pendulum between audio-linguistic and traditional methods, the safest approach by which teachers can respond to the special needs of their students is through individualized instruction. That method maximizes the realization of individual…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 391 children from preschool through grade 6. The students are largely disadvantaged, and some are physically handicapped an/or mentally retarded. The program is designed to improve students' reading skills and attitudes toward reading, to improve teachers' ability to…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 346 children in kindergarten through grade six. About 50 percent of the children are rural blacks, and about 50 percent are whites from the suburbs of a small city. To provide meaningful reading instruction that will enable the students to read at or above expected levels,…

This manual provides a brief discussion of the philosophy of the Elements of Mathematics Program (EM) of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP), a listing of its basic goals, discussion of the roles of logic and intuition in the program, and suggested models for implementation. Sections on independent study, teacher preparation for…

One of 12 books developed for use with the core material (Book O) of the Elements of Mathematics Program, this text covers material well beyond the scope of the usual secondary mathematics sequences. These materials are designed for highly motivated students with strong verbal abilities; mathematical theories and ideas are developed through…

This evaluation report is one of 17 planned for the longitudinal pilot study of the implementation in kindergarten and grade 1 of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP). Fifteen kindergarten teachers using the CSMP curriculum were interviewed; their comments on various aspects of the program, ranging from learning to parental…

This pair of brochures describes the elementary curriculum of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP). Many of the topics and exercises unique to this program are illustrated. The educational philosophy underlying the program is briefly described. (SD)

This document describes the reasoning behind the: (a) selection and ordering of objectives, (b) choice of commercial materials, and (c) preparation of materials for an individually prescribed mathematics curriculum. General considerations and objective selection for individualization are reviewed for the selection of objectives. General…

So that the non-English speaking students could grasp the simple rudiments of English composition with any degree of accuracy, the Oscar Rose Junior College developed a two-semester program involving a sequential, syntactical, linguistic, multimedia approach to composition. The four media utilized are talk-tapes, visual-aid cards…

This curriculum was designed for a beginning speech course using the individualized instruction approach. The orientation chapter discusses the approach rationale, the characteristics of individualized instruction, structure, materials, grading, procedures, and course mechanics. Five units have been developed, each focusing on a different aspect…