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Peer reviewedPostlethwait, Samuel N. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Overviews the present status and historical background of the audio-tutorial (A-T) method, by the innovator of A-T. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedTyler, Ralph W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Reviews conditions for effective learning, discusses the limitations on learning imposed by group instruction, and describes methods employed by the author to increase individualization. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Individualized Instruction
Download full textHerndon, Linda – 2001
This paper tells the story of Sister Mary Theresa Brentano, O.S.B's (1902-1987) innovative use of magnetic audiotapes to provide instruction for students in grades K-12. From 1952 to approximately 1968, Brentano implemented, refined, and tested her tape teaching methods with special emphasis on individualizing instruction in the elementary school.…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Audiotape Recordings, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKeller, Fred S. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Presents a brief review of the historical background of Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) by one of its founders. Reflects on the past and future for this form of individualized instruction. (CS)
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedRomiszowski, Alex; Abrahamson, Andrew – Computers in the Schools, 1994
Provides brief history of Structural Communication (SC) methodology and discusses its use for teaching eighth-grade literature. Examines strengths and weaknesses of SC in print and hypermedia formats, and discusses the computer-based implementation of this participatory method of instruction. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
Peer reviewedLipson, Joseph I. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1981
Describes personal contributions made by the author in individualized instruction, including: Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI), the Doctor of Arts program, and the development of educational videodiscs. Innovations in these areas are discussed: education for the handicapped, personal development education, industrial and military…
Descriptors: College Science, Disabilities, Doctor of Arts Degrees, Higher Education
Mackintosh, Helen K.; Guilfoile, Elizabeth – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1964
Published originally in 1952, the bulletin "How Children Learn to Read" was the first in a series designed to illustrate the philosophy and principles set forth in The Place of Subjects in the Curriculum, Bulletin 1949, No. 12. It was planned to describe as simply as possible, especially for inexperienced teachers and for parents, the process of…
Descriptors: Teachers, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Learning Processes
Waite, Mary G. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
Numerous requests concerning standards and practices of kindergarten procedure have been received from superintendents, supervisors, teachers, and laymen interested in education. These requests indicate a desire to know what phases of kindergarten education are being criticized or commended, and also what standards and policies are being suggested…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Kindergarten, Superintendents, Urban Schools
