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Egal, Sylvia – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This research was conducted to determine the effects of traditional instruction versus Contract Activity Packaged (CAP) versus Programmed Sequenced Learning (PLS) versus Tactual Resources (TR) on the achievement and attitudes of 32 second-year undergraduate teacher education majors enrolled in two classes of a required child-study course at a…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Majors, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes

Wolf, Joan; Stephens, Thomas – Roeper Review, 1979
The use of independent study contracts as a method of individualizing educational planning for the gifted allows gifted students to pursue in depth a topic or field of study, to use outside resources when appropriate, to make decisions about the mode and media to be used, and to assume some responsibility for their own learning. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction

Gibbons, Maurice; Phillips, Gary – Journal of Teacher Education, 1979
Suggestions are made for directing students in a program of independent study. (JD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Independent Study, Individual Development
Wickett, R. E. Y. – 1986
Five models of independent learning are suitable for use in adult education programs. The common factor is a facilitator who works in some way with the student in the learning process. They display different characteristics, including the extent of independence in relation to content and/or process. Nondirective tutorial instruction and learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Competency Based Education, Group Instruction

Kronin, Edward – Science and Children, 1974
Describes a middle school science program that emphasizes choices, diverse potential experiences, independent study, and individualization. (JR)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs
Dandridge, Sarah; And Others – 1979
This booklet is one of a series of teacher-written curriculum publications launched by the Bay Area Writing Project, each focusing on a different aspect of the teaching of composition. The purpose of the booklet is to help teachers, parents, and students understand the provisions of contract independent study and how to start an independent study…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Individual Differences, Performance Contracts
Knowles, Malcolm S. – 1975
The self-directed learning guide consists of three parts: The Learner, The Teacher, and Learning Resources. Part 1 contains four inquiry projects which examine the importance of self-directed learning, its assumptions, required competencies, and learning plan design. The nature of the inquiry between author and teacher in Part 2 is to explore the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Objectives, Independent Study
Wimer, Frances N., Ed. – Virginia English Bulletin, 1973
Focusing on the communication arts, the articles in this volume include "Communication: The Echo in the Lives of Your Students"; "Communication through Interacting Curriculum Design"; "American Studies Provide Opportunity for Communication"; "Humanities-Oriented Independent Study"; "Composing for Real"; "The Editorial: A Teaching Device for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, American Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Design
Jones, Margaret A., Ed. – 1980
Physical activities, games, sports, teaching methods, and other topics concerning the physical education of students from kindergarten through eighth grade are discussed in this collection of 40 papers. (CJ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Dance, Elementary Education
Mills, Sheryl – 1993
This booklet for teachers describes and explains classroom management based on a student centered format for structured freedom using contracts, learning stations, and learning packages. The booklet is structured as a narrative describing a fictional teacher's visits to a classroom where this approach is successfully implemented. Structured…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Knowles, Malcolm S.; Holton, Elwood F., III; Swanson, Richard A. – 1998
This book examines the core principles of adult learning and the roots of andragogy, advances in adult learning, and practice in adult learning. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 17 chapters: importance of learning theory; theories of learning (concept of part and whole models of development, theories based on elemental…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students