ERIC Number: ED100362
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974-Nov
Pages: 12
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College IV: Individualized Instruction for an Entire College.
Toft, Robert J.
College IV is a four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts, state supported college which does not possess a schedule of classes, a time base, a grading system, or a course structure. Utilizing a curriculum matrix of auto-instructional learning packages called modules, College IV is entirely self-paced. The curriculum is all "on-line," and students may enter the college at any time throughout the year. Modules are used largely for the Freshman-Sophomore materials, and contract study for the junior-senior years. College IV extends into the community through programs in the county jail, and through a module mobile which carries curriculum to off-campus sites. The major short range problem is student motivation, and one significant challenge is developing a model to determine the"value-added" for nontraditional students. New arrangements for faculty appointment, productivity, and accountability are being explored. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Classes (Groups of Students), College Instruction, Colleges, External Degree Programs, High School Students, Individualized Instruction, Liberal Arts, Motivation, Nongraded Instructional Grouping, Nontraditional Education, Off Campus Facilities, Prisoners, Program Descriptions, Programed Instruction
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Authoring Institution: Grand Valley State Colleges, Allendale, MI. Coll. IV.
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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