THE HYPOTHESIS FOR TWO EXPERIMENTS WAS THAT INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION EFFECTIVENESS IS A POSITIVE FUNCTION OF THE MANNER IN WHICH A LESSON IDENTIFIES AND REMEDIES TYPES OF ERRORS. PAIRS OF GRADE EIGHT AND NINE STUDENTS, MATCHED FOR INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT, AND RANDOMLY DIVIDED AS EXPERIMENTAL AND YOKED CONTROL SUBJECTS, WERE EXPOSED TO TWO…

This monograph describes in detail how a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), or Keller Plan, approach was implemented in a large statistics course at Massey University, New Zealand. Some of the strengths and weaknesses of the scheme are explored and possible extensions noted. Major areas covered are subject area (statistics), logistics,…

In addressing the question of whether learner control of instruction can accommodate individual differences, this paper discusses some characteristics of learner control, including those conditions of learning which the student can control and those imposed by society and its institutions which are not under individual control. Studies of attempts…

The final report describes a project designed to serve preschool handicapped children in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Seven service components are outlined: creating public awareness of programs and services available to previously unserved handicapped individuals; locating, identifying, and verifying unserved handicapped persons; providing…

The impact of specialized reading instruction or personal interaction upon reading efficiency ratios and self-concept scores was studied. Eighty-five fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade boys of average intelligence who were underachieving readers were placed in one of three different groups--Reading Instruction, Personal Interaction, or Control. The…

Two hypotheses were examined in this research project: (1) children with high level perceptual skills in the initial assessment will retain their advantage but will grow less in skills than children with low level skills development at the outset; and (2) after a period of skills development, children with high level skills development will show…

PACEREPORT, established under terms of an ESEA Title III grant from the U. S. Office of Education to the Owensboro City Schools, Owensboro, Kentucky, is published to provide Title III project directors with a continuing source of news and information on educational innovation. This issue concentrates on 8 specific inservice case studies including…

Three college professors of education were selected as follows in a 1-year postdoctoral training program at Educational Testing Service (ETS). The program, designed to improve their capabilities to conduct sound educational research and to train others in research and procedures, was based on the assumption that the best training for research is…

To facilitate the basic objectives of Consortium Research Development (CORD) projects, a specialized educational research training institute was conducted for 52 college professors engaged in CORD projects. The institute was designed to increase participants' competencies for improving their courses of instruction through research and to enable…

Not only must a teacher in a correctional setting be aware that typical inmates have been economically deprived, share social and moral values with the lower class, and are educationally deficient, he must also be aware of his many roles. As a friend, he should counsel, listen, accept the student as a person, and help him solve his problems. As a…

The paper describes research, specific problem areas, and resources of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) regarding individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children. Listed are such negative research findings as concern about increased time demands on teachers, as well as positive findings,…

This text is intended for students taking an adapted physical education or therapeutic recreation course and for teachers or leaders providing physical activity programs for individuals with handicapping conditions. The emphasis is on the need for practical information concerning activity modifications and suggested methods for participants based…

Developed by the SCAT (Support, Competency-Assistance and Training) Project staff, the document deals with the fourth step, instructional programing, of a systematic instruction model for use with exceptional children. Purposes of the paper are noted to include providing guidelines for establishing and implementing individualized instructional…

Because of problems involved in traditional impromptu contests, which require contestants to speak on topics that they know little or nothing about, administrators of the Big Sky Intercollegiate Forensic Tournament at the University of Montana modified the traditional contest structure in 1969 to permit impromptu speeches on sub-topics of general…

The bibliography contains entries for approximately 150 books, articles (one in French), symposia, monographs, ERIC documents, reports, handbooks, manuals, dissertations, and unpublished papers dealing with the implementation and management of individualized and personalized educational programs. Most of the works listed were published since 1971;…