A description of the role of the computer in a successful new individualization program in Grand Forks, North Dakota. (HB)

Presents techniques for evaluation of individual growth and development and a list of points for use as a check list to measure the extent to which evaluation is individualized in a given individualized curriculum. (Author/RK)

Describes various facets of Washington, D. C.'s Coolidge High School's reading program, including the student lounge and the inservice teacher training program. (VJ)

Describes basic concepts, learner-centered educational objectives, and interagency aspects of ES'70, a comprehensive nationwide R & D program applying the systems approach to the improvement of secondary education. (JK)

Discusses the Developmental Learning Center at Hawthorne School in Lincoln, Nebraska, a school for children with social, emotional, or intellectual deficiency which has an individualized program of instruction designed to build on talents and abilities not recognized in the regular classroom. (Author/DR)

The director of a highly innovative school describes the program there. (LS)

Reviews a 1979 report from a Vermont governor's commission proposing future directions for education in Vermont, particularly in regard to teacher training and the educational delivery system. (Author/JM)

The problems of individualizing instruction in elementary school science are discussed. A system for teachers to use to monitor their individualization efforts is also presented. (SA)

Ways to implement individualized instruction according to each student's learning style are outlined, such as programed instruction, student tutoring, community experiences, games, group work, and learner goal-setting. Includes a list of learning styles and suggestions for materials management, assignment recording, and grading. (MF)

Describes the establishment and operation of adult Individual Learning Centres in New South Wales (Australia) colleges to provide a flexible alternative to existing college preparatory courses. The Centres include alternative instructional methods, individual study, self-instructional materials, open entry/exit arrangements, and teacher tutoring.…

Micro theory can be used to reveal aspects of individualization that should be controlled in computer-assisted instruction (CAI) curriculum. Global theory is useful in evaluating educational projects as long as the individuals involved are similar in characteristics. (JN)

The article describes the Johns Hopkins University Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY), which identifies and studies mathematically precocious seventh graders to provide information on which to base special education efforts on their behalf. Some SMPY publications are listed, and several books on SMPY activities and findings are…