THIS LECTURE, PRESENTED NOVEMBER 16, 1965, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WAS THE SEVENTH IN A SERIES ENTITLED "EDUCATION IN AMERICA--THE CONTINUING CHALLENGES." THREE AREAS WERE DISCUSSED WHICH RELATE TO THE FORCES EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS--(1) THE INDIVIDUALIZATION OF INSTRUCTION, (2) COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION, AND (3) PSYCHOLOGICALLY BASED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN. (JC)