The role of college faculty as mentors to students in individualizing instructional programs is discussed, and its problems and future examined. With the present uncertain future of faculty careers and the trend toward new instructional delivery methods, the future of mentoring is also seen as uncertain. (MSE)

Individualized reading and writing tasks are suggested for use in a functional approach to teaching English as a second language. The tasks, each of which has a product, an audience, a function, and a linguistic focus, are based on students' communicative needs in various situations. Individualization promotes language learning. (PMJ)

This study tested the relative efficacy of two modes of instruction, individual and traditional, for promoting learning and retention of selected geometrical concepts. The results of the study did not indicate a significant effect on learning or retention due to the mode of instruction. (Author/MK)

There is a current trend toward matching the style of teaching with the cognitive style of the individual student. (JD)

Inservice workshops and simulated exercises were used with groups of early childhood teachers (N=48) to evaluate the effective features of diagnostic reports that make them useful to teachers for individualized curriculum planning for handicapped students. Results supported the advantages of using developmentally based reports to facilitate…

Traces the development of vocational training and distance education in Brazil, briefly describes distance education activities of several agencies, and discusses the use of programed instruction, the personalized system of instruction, training manuals, and training modules. Commercial educational technology services are briefly described and 14…

The Physical Education Opportunity Program for Exceptional Learners (PEOPEL) was initiated as a project designed to provide a physical education experience for handicapped learners. PEOPEL differs from regular physical education programs in three aspects: (1) the use of trained student aids, (2) smaller class size, and (3) individualized…

Describes the application of an interest-centered individualized program for adult students in Nebraska correctional facilities which attempts to integrate vocational programing and life/career planning with remedial mathematics and reading. (SK)

Offers strategies by which teachers can accommodate individual differences in students' reading abilities by modifying students' experiential background, text content and mode of presentation, or assignments at three points in the reading process. (Author/SJL)

An exploratory study involving the use of the Individualized Classroom Environment Questionnaire (ICEQ) in relating learning outcomes to student perceptions of classroom individualization and actual-preferred congruence is reported. Findings suggest actual-preferred interaction was important in predicting cognitive outcomes. (Author/RL)

A method for adapting a technical writing course to the needs of students from a variety of majors is summarized. (HTH)

Three questions are used to structure an analysis of materials and the organization of the classroom in individualized education. (MK)

Discusses Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and describes a Cognitive Skills-Oriented PSI (CPSI), an individualized instruction technique stressing the teaching of cognitive skills in conjunction with specific subject matter. Discusses learning theory, materials, communication strategies, and role of the teacher. (DR)

Presents abstracts of three documents from the ERIC junior college collection that deal with two-year college remedial/developmental education. (DR)

This article describes the Annehurst Curriculum Classification System (ACCS), which classifies both learners and curriculum materials according to multiple characteristics, so that materials can be matched to the individual student. This retrieval system is adaptable to a card file, for single classrooms, or to computer retrieval for resource…