The realisation of personalised e-learning to suit an individual learner's diverse learning needs is a concept which has been explored for decades, at great expense, but is still not achievable by non-technical authors. This research reviews the area of personalised e-learning and notes some of the technological challenges which developers may…

A discussion of how individualized instruction has been used by Xerox to: 1) identify appropriate instructional techniques; and 2) reduce costs by devising a delivery system by which programs prepared under a "single point" design/development concept can be distributed to users at various geographical locations. (Author)

Argues that individualized instruction does not always result in improved learning, and suggests that in such instances it should be abandoned in favor of more orthodox, simpler procedures. (JG)

How Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is used with task analysis for Navy training. (HB)

About 300 articles and books on individualized learning were read and results tabulated in 18 clusters stressing commonalities of the various individualized instruction systems. (VT)

A pilot study was made of 1) whether distinctive patterns of behavior exist for students of different learning characteristics and 2) whether or not and the degree to which the Individually Prescribed Instruction system succeeds in adapting its instructional procedures to these behavior patterns. (JY)

A discussion of the extent to which prepackaged instructional systems can be used in individualized instruction. (HB)

This report takes a broad, analytical look at three systems that emphasize individualized instruction: Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN), Individually Guided Education (IGE), and Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI). In this assessment the following areas are examined: (a) the principles that characterize the system, (b)…

Instructional objectives are rarely supported by the delineation of alternate modalities for achieving those objectives. Both are necessary for the development of an individualized educational program. Learning research suggests nine general criteria for the selection of appropriate modalities: (1) the amount of immediate positive reinforcement…

Evaluation designs are presented for these work components of the Improving Teaching Competencies Program (ITCP): (1) developing, implementing, and evaluating a strategy for disseminating selected ITCP instructional systems in Individually Guided Education (IGE) schools; (2) developing, implementing, and evaluating a strategy for disseminating…

A discussion of the reasons for PSI's effectiveness. The key features of the system appear to be three: small steps, immediate feedback, and a unit-mastery requirement. (Author/HB)