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Download full textRoss, Steven M.; Wasicsko, Mark – 1981
The various methods of adaptive instruction can provide college faculty with options for tailoring educational experiences according to the learning situation. In conventional, lecture-type instruction, the pace and difficulty level is the same for all students, allowing for no individualization. By encouraging the students to take responsibility…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedBarrall, Mary E.; Hill, David A. – Research in Higher Education, 1977
Options examined were: programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, modular instruction, contingency management and contracting, personalized system of instruction, individually prescribed instruction, large lecture, and lecture-discussion. Results indicated differences in exposure to options and among areas of concentration. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedThurston, Linda .; Cauble, Elizabeth – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1999
Describes the development of Building Family Foundations, 10 competency-based interactive multimedia modules for preparing social workers for child welfare issues they may encounter in professional practice. Discusses results of pre- and post-tests that evaluated the program in terms of students' content knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Mayo, G. Douglas, Ed. – 1976
The nine reports contained in this monograph describe in some detail projects to improve instruction initiated in 1974 at Memphis State University. The initial pages describe the criteria used to select the programs for funding. The nine projects fall into five areas: 1) computer-based instruction; 2) video technology; 3) individualized…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Case Studies, College Instruction, Competency Based Education
Rubin, Stephen E. – 1981
Due to the different rates of learning expressed by greatly differing students, a recent educational trend has developed that responds to different learner needs through the introduction of programed or individualized instruction. The consequence of the use of instructional packets is that the learners must frequently teach themselves while…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Style, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
SRA Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1985
This training package is designed for use by staff of the U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training who are participating in a course dealing with apprenticeship in the future. Addressed in the individual units of the course are the following topics: employment trends of the future (computers, robotics, communications, growth and declining…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
