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Direct linkKenneth Holstein; Gena Hong; Mera Tegene; Bruce M. McLaren; Vincent Aleven – Grantee Submission, 2018
When used in classrooms, personalized learning software allows students to work at their own pace, while freeing up the teacher to spend more time working one-on-one with students. Yet such personalized classrooms also pose unique challenges for teachers, who are tasked with monitoring classes working on divergent activities, and prioritizing…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
LIPSON, JOSEPH I. – 1966
THE LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH IS WORKING ON AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO EXAMINE METHODS OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. AT THIS TIME, THE EXPERIMENT IS FOCUSED UPON NON-READERS IN GRADES K-3. EACH STUDENT RECEIVES A TAPE CARTRIDGE AND A PLASTIC BOX CONTAINING…
Descriptors: Individual Instruction, Primary Education, Programed Instructional Materials, Science Curriculum
DEEP, DONALD – 1966
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED OF THE DIFFERENCES AMONG PUPILS OF DIFFERING ABILITY LEVELS BOTH IN PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT. A COMPARISON OF THESE DIFFERENCES WAS THEN MADE WITH THOSE USING CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS. TWENTY-THREE HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED TO DETERMINE IF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES EXISTED AMONG LOW-, AVERAGE-, AND HIGH-ABILITY STUDENTS…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Tests, Arithmetic, Comparative Analysis
COX, RICHARD C.; GRAHAM, GLENN T. – 1966
THIS WORKING PAPER IS CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEQUENTIALLY SCALED TESTS FOR STUDENTS RECEIVING INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. THESE TESTS WERE DESIGNED TO INDICATE MASTERY OF DESIRED BEHAVIORS RATHER THAN TO DISCRIMINATE AMONG INDIVIDUALS. OBJECTIVES WERE IDENTIFIED AND ARRANGED SEQUENTIALLY. TESTS WERE GIVEN TO KINDERGARTEN, FIRST-GRADE…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Grade 1
COX, RICHARD C.; VARGAS, JULIE S. – 1966
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT TWO METHODS OF ITEM ANALYSIS - NORM REFERENCED AND CRITERION REFERENCED - YIELD THE SAME RELATIVE EVALUATION OF TEST ITEMS. ITEMS WHICH DISCRIMINATED WELL BETWEEN STUDENTS SCORING HIGH AND LOW ON POST-TESTS WERE STUDIED TO SEE IF THEY ALSO DISCRIMINATED WELL BETWEEN PRETRAINING AND…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Discriminant Analysis, Individual Instruction, Item Analysis
BOLVIN, JOHN; LINDVALL, C.M. – 1966
THE OAKLEAF PROJECT WAS A COOPERATIVE STUDY OF THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN MAKING PROVISION FOR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF REGULAR SCHOOL OPERATIONS. THE OAKLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH WAS USED AS A LABORATORY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRIAL OF A PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALLY PRESCRIBED INSTRUCTION (IPI). THE IPI…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Independent Study, Individual Development, Individual Instruction
SCANLON, ROBERT G. – 1966
RECENT RESEARCH ON INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION AND ITS EFFECT ON SELF-INITIATED LEARNING BEHAVIOR SUGGESTS THAT A CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE OF GUIDED SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ADAPTABLE TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ARE MOST EFFECTIVE IN PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF THE PUPIL'S FULL TALENTS, CREATIVITY, AND INTEREST. THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED AN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Educational Methods
GLASER, ROBERT; AND OTHERS – 1966
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 1963-64, THE LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH) AND THE BALDWIN-WHITEHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PITTSBURGH INITIATED AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN AN ENTIRE K-6 SCHOOL. PART ONE DESCRIBED THE INITIAL WORK ON THE USE OF…
Descriptors: Achievement, Administration, Arithmetic, Classroom Research
LINDVALL, C.M.; YEAGER, JOHN L. – 1965
THREE MEASURES OF LEARNING RATE WERE EXPLORED--(1) NUMBER OF UNITS COMPLETED PER YEAR, (2) TIME TO COMPLETE GIVEN UNITS, AND (3) AMOUNT OF CONTENT MASTERED PER DAY. THE SUPPOSITION WAS THAT THESE MEASURES COULD BE USED TO PROVIDE ESTIMATES OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. ONLY ONE OF THESE MEASURES (AMOUNT OF CONTENT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
GLASER, ROBERT – 1966
PROGRESS DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE OAKLEAF PROJECT, AN INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WAS SUMMARIZED IN THIS INTERIM REPORT. THE OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SUBURBAN PITTSBURGH WAS USED AS THE PROJECT LABORATORY FOR PRODUCING A CURRICULUM IN AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Independent Study
GROPPER, GEORGE L.; KRESS, GERARD C., JR. – 1964
SELF-PACED INSTRUCTION, DETERMINANTS OF A SELF-ADOPTED PACE, AND THE EFFECTS OF THE PACE ADOPTED ON BEHAVIOR WERE STUDIED. THIS REPRESENTED THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF THREE STUDIES, CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PACING MODE AND BEHAVIOR. (REFER TO ACCESSION NUMBERS ED 003 200, ED 003 201, AND ED 003 202 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Behavior Patterns, Educational Television, Educational Testing
GLASER, ROBERT – 1966
INERTIA AND PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES HAVE PREVENTED A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM ACHIEVING THEIR GOAL OF PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AT EVERY LEVEL OF ABILITY TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIALS AND TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST. EFFECTIVE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION SHOULD PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION WHICH…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Flexible Progression, Individual Differences
