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Dirr, Peter J. – 1974
The monograph on individualized instruction focuses on the use of instructional objectives, instructional activities, instructional materials, and criterion referents. It is explained that objectives specify what the student should be able to do at the end of the instructional unit; the instructional activities and materials are the vehicles used…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
Campbell, Clifton P. – 1977
Instructional packages (PAKs) are effective in promoting vocational learning as they provide an organized procedure for delivering self-paced instruction to individual trainees on a personalized basis. Some of the advantages of PAKs are that they free an instructor from the role of full-time transmitter of skills and knowledge, reduce equipment…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Criterion Referenced Tests, Delivery Systems, Individualized Instruction
Westinghouse Learning Corp., New York, NY. – 1975
These learning objectives have been formulated for use in classes that emphasize individualization as well as in learning centers and resource laboratories that concentrate on a diagnostic and remedial approach to basic skills. They are designed for the mature student who has not yet mastered objectives ordinarily covered in earlier years.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Language Arts
Lewis, James, Jr. – 1971
This book provides discussion and guidelines for administering an individualized instruction program; it is stated, however, that the book is not confined to individualized study units alone but brings in the creation of any educational instrument, a variety of which are illustrated in the appendixes. The following topics are considered in this…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs
De Carlo, Julia E., Ed.; Madon, Constant A., Ed. – 1973
A variety of innovations are being introduced in schools throughout the country for the purposes of improving instruction and enriching the learning experiences of students. This text covers six major innovations in education. They are: (1) accountability; (2) behavioral objectives; (3) differentiated staffing; (4) education vouchers; (5)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Differentiated Staffs, Educational Innovation
Starring, Ellsworth A. – 1975
The purpose of this book is to help the preservice education student develop into a competent teacher of science at the elementary school level by experiencing a performance-based approach to teacher education. The book places emphasis on illustrating how performance objectives can play an important role in elementary science education as well as…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Roberts, Launey F., Jr., Ed. – 1976
This material provides students of educational administration with easy access to a body of selected readings in individualized instruction, performance/competency-based education, and competency-based educational administration. Included are several self-paced individualized instructional modules used in introductory courses in educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Behavioral Objectives, Bibliographies, Competency Based Education
Logan, Gerald E. – 1974
Each self-teaching unit is designed to teach a specific concept or skill. A unit consists of: (1) a stated performance or behavioral objective, (2) activities to enable the student to achieve the objective, and (3) a test to determine whether or not he has succeeded. This booklet begins with a description of the performance objective, and several…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Steiner, Florence – 1975
This book, written by and for a foreign language teacher, is intended as an informative and practical guide to the use of performance objectives in the foreign language classroom. A rationale for performance objectives is presented, followed by a discussion of purposes, resources, and activities involved. Attention is given to the selection of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Training Research and Development Station, Prince Albert (Saskatchewan). – 1974
Alternative instructional designs and delivery systems for adult training are described in a collection of presentations from the National Workshop on Canada Manpower Training. Most are based on experience of the Saskatchewan NewStart program and of the Training Research and Development Station, Saskatchewan. Presentations cover in detail…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration
Corbin, Charles B. – 1976
Information is presented to aid the preprofessional and the professional physical educator, or any person who expects to plan and conduct physical education experiences, to activities that best meet the needs of the elementary school learner. Because the basic purpose of the physical education program is to help children become physically…
Descriptors: Athletics, Behavioral Objectives, Classification, Curriculum Development
Johnson, Kent R.; Ruskin, Robert S. – 1977
The state of the art of behavioral instruction and examples of successful implementation of behaviorally-based college teaching are provided in this book. In Chapter 1, the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is covered, including a discussion of the problems inherent in traditional teaching methods that led to the development of personalized…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education
Hall, William, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This book is intended for beginning and experienced Technical and Further Education (TAFE) teachers who want to develop new teaching skills or refresh their existing skills. It covers the following topics: the teaching context (colleges, teachers, courses, students, and student motivation); the teaching process (the teacher as a professional, a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Content
Campbell, Clifton P., Ed. – 1996
This book, which is intended for practicing or aspiring instructors, curriculum developers, and others engaged in work force development at the secondary and postsecondary levels, contains nine papers explaining how to deliver education and training for work. The following papers are included: "Individualized Instructional Systems for Workforce…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
Houle, Cyril O. – 1996
This book, which is intended primarily for specialists in the field of adult education (AE) who wish to improve their performance, presents a systematic plan for designing, establishing, and evaluating successful programs for adult learners. The following topics are among those discussed in the book's six chapters: credos and systems (growth of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Andragogy, Behavioral Objectives