This case study explores the implementation of personalized learning at an elementary school in Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District 35. The study, conducted by Research for Action and funded by KnowledgeWorks, sheds light on the shift towards personalized, competency-based learning practices within the district. Through qualitative sources…

Following a general discussion of the goals of individualized instruction, the role of the teacher in an instructional system developed at the Learning Research and Development Center of the University of Pittsburgh is described. (LS)

Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) depends upon a structured curriculum made up of sequences of behavioral objectives which the student must master in moving from one level of ability to some subsequent higher level. The curriculum designer has the responsibility of specifying, with varying degrees of exactness, how the typical pupil would…

This paper describes an extension and application of complex artificial intelligence methodology combined with computer technology applied to the area of education. (MM)

Discusses different curriculum designs and reforms. (RK)

THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPRESSING INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES IN TERMS OF OBSERVABLE STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT. ONE SECTION, WHICH ILLUSTRATES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA IN THE TEACHING OF HAIKU, ARRANGES INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES UNDER THE HEADINGS OF CONTENT CLASSIFICATION, PURPOSE, CRITERION PERFORMANCE, SAMPLE TEST SOLUTION,…

The publication is intended to convey a perspective on career education, emphasizing recognized instructional organization, processes and procedures, and concerns. The first chapter discusses the career education concept generally, as an instrument for curricular analysis and as a bridge between the classroom and the community. The second chapter…

The organic curriculum is an attempt to meet challenges to education in a systematic way instead of dealing with each as an isolated segment. It proposes to radically change the present secondary educational program in the direction of the learner-oriented curriculum. The objective of the program is to integrate academic training, occupational…

A report on a consortium which is pooling the efforts of 13 states to produce and field-test catalogs of performance objectives, criterion referenced measures, and performance guides for vocational learners. Acknowledgment is made to the training services, materials, and processes made available by the military. (Editor/HD)

Effective curriculum is based on a mastery learning model. According to Carroll's mastery learning model, learning rate is partially a function of student "perseverance" or time on task, which is in turn determined by a learner's entering repertoire and the quality of instruction. Although the mastery-learning model looks simple, its execution is…

A 3-year Project ABLE social studies curriculum for vocational students was developed by high school teachers around general vocational, citizenship, knowledge, and self-fulfillment objectives and emphasized problem-solving ability, use of new instructional materials, different teaching strategies, and individualized instruction. Structured at…

PLAN Social studies curriculum attempts to assure that each student achieves educational objectives appropriate to his individual needs and interests. The guiding framework is presented in the form of a list of over one hundred long-range objectives (LRO's). The major objective areas are: inquiry, problem-solving and planning, affective…

This publication contains seven papers, six of which were presented at a 1968 conference sponsored by the Elementary Education Advisory Council of the ASCD in cooperation with the Department of Elementary-Kindergarten-Nursery Education of the NEA. Topics covered include elements and issues in curriculum-making for children, present trends in…