Addresses the problems involved in meeting diverse student needs within the classroom. Encourages the use of computer-managed education (CME) to facilitate the record-keeping and decision-making involved in instruction. Explains the use of a CME system in Seattle Community College's mathematics laboratory. Concludes that CME increases…

Describes a learning laboratory established in the county public library to accomodate students of Forsyth Technical Institute and the general public of Forsyth County (North Carolina). The library provides the facilities and the college provides the instructional programs. (DC)

Individual, self-paced, and computer assisted instruction (CAI) characterize the English Multimedia Laboratory of San Antonio College, where entering freshmen with composite American College Test scores in the lowest category of 1-15 have increased from 28% in 1967 to 61% in 1975. The multimedia lab, operational since 1973, replaced the relatively…

A study was conducted to identify and evaluate effective recruitment strategies and the effectiveness of a short-term, individualized audio-tutorial course designed to improve the communications skills of non-traditional students. Subjects were 30 students enrolled in and completing the individualized course, Learning Skills I, and 30 control…

Describes the educational programs at the MILL (Maximized Individualized Learning Laboratory), an educational facility designed to provide short-term remediation for students who lack the skills to be successful in a particular program. (Author/RK)

Examines the learning laboratory at Illinois Central College. Proposes that the learning center of the future must assume a new administrative position as an independent unit, develop new services for the faculty which will, in turn, benefit the student, as well as engage in research relevant to instruction. (TP)

Looks at the Central Technical Community College (CTCC) in Hastings, Nebraska which has developed institutionwide individualized instruction, utilizing a self-paced, competency-based modular approach, and an open entry/exit system that allows students to enroll and graduate any working day during the school year. (TP)

The mathematics learning center at Tacoma Community College aims to provide an effective method of reaching a diversity of student needs using three programs: independent-tutorial study, student tutorial, and a basic arithmetic skills laboratory. More than 30 mathematics courses are offered; each has an option of individualized instruction or…

Describes El Camino College's Learning Assistance Center, which utilizes a personal, cost-effective, and technological approach to meet the needs of nontraditional students through drop-in services, individualized instruction and small group instruction. (JG)

Individualized, personalized, self-paced and computer assisted instruction at the English multimedia laboratory of San Antonio College (Texas) provides effective instruction in basic language skills for college freshmen who lack competence in this area. (JG)

At Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) in Massachusetts, the Learning Center is the heart of the college's instructional program. The Center houses programs for credit at all academic levels, including some classroom work for 40% of the faculty. The Center is a delivery system for individualized, personalized curriculum at both remedial and…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was any significant difference in the improvement of basic communicative skills between students enrolled in the second semester of freshman college English taught by the traditional classroom approach and students in the learning laboratory who received individualized instruction involving the…

Developmental education is based on a learning model as opposed to a teaching model. It requires strong communication between the student and teacher and depends upon a supportive learning environment. Some of the components of developmental education are: (1) diagnostic services which seek to answer why the student cannot learn; (2) independent…

Addresses the problem of providing individualized attention in classes which, because of fiscal restraints, have 30 to 40 students. Presents five suggestions for the improved apportionment of the teacher's time through the use of learning lab materials and paraprofessional aides. Discusses the effectiveness of the lecture-reading-discussion…

In order to evaluate the individualized instruction laboratory at Surry Community College in terms of andragogical theory and practice, a study was conducted involving: (1) a survey of the literature to determine the practices and assumptions of adult educational theory; (2) interviews with three adult educators to determine their perceptions of…