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Download full textFeldmesser, Robert A. – 1972
Performance contracts, in which an outside organization undertakes to provide instruction in a local educational agency's jurisdiction, are discussed in this report. Characteristics of the outside educational organization are described. Payment schedules are outlined in detail, as are the problems of accurately measuring gains. Arguments for and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Development, Local Government
Knipe, Walter H.; Krahmer, Edward F. – 1973
Criterion referenced testing has received considerable theoretical, but only limited practical, application. Grand Forks School District has developed mathematics criterion referenced tests for grades three to nine. The tests are keyed to a hierarchical set of approximately 50 performance objectives and 40 individualized contracts per grade level.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction
International Society for Individualized Instruction, Chico, CA. – 1986
Papers presented at this conference focus primarily on the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills. Topics related to critical thinking include metacognition, curriculum development, and teaching strategies in foreign languages; teaching critical reading of literature to develop critical thinking skills; use of guided design in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Humanities, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedJenkins, John M. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1998
Personalized instruction focuses specifically on each learner's needs, talents, learning style, interests, and academic background and challenges each learner to progress from one stage to another. This article presents a four-phase continuum of personalized teaching strategies, ranging from behavioral approaches (reinforcement and feedback)…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Behaviorism, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedBarrall, Mary E.; Hill, David A. – Research in Higher Education, 1977
Options examined were: programmed instruction, computer-assisted instruction, modular instruction, contingency management and contracting, personalized system of instruction, individually prescribed instruction, large lecture, and lecture-discussion. Results indicated differences in exposure to options and among areas of concentration. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Milton, Ohmer; And Others – 1978
Presented are written explanations and critical evaluations of the major teaching practices now being used in undergraduate education. Discussed are both traditional approaches to teaching (lecturing, testing, leading discussions) and new approaches (using a personalized system of instruction, teaching with computers, developing learning…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Instruction, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Walling, Susan – 1995
The Allied Health Certificate Program at Massachusetts' Bunker Hill Community College has been successfully integrating academic and vocational education since 1986. The integration of English as a Second Language, academic education, and occupational training was a direct response to requests from business and industry for a competitive…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Career Planning
McKee, John M. – 1972
Establishing behavioral objectives for an adult basic education (ABE) program helps to accomplish individual assessment of a learner's abilities and deficiencies. The heart of an individually prescribed instructional system is the use of instruction materials or software. Many programmed instructional materials are available, and it is the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Stuart, Mary, Ed.; Thomson, Alistair, Ed. – 1995
This book, which is written for adult educators working in further and community education and university continuation in Great Britain, contains 12 papers about engaging with those students who have traditionally been excluded from the full range of educational learning opportunities: women, adults with learning difficulties, members of ethnic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)
