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Coles, Gary J. – 1975
A novel approach to the collection and utilization of program treatment information that quantifies innovative educational practices is described. Data was collected from groups of students within grade and within subject matter area who were exposed to the same program characteristics. These flexibly defined "educational experience…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Analysis, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
O'Brien, George M. – 1975
This paper reports on an on-going experiment in computer-aided language instruction. In 1972, a class of beginning German students at the Duluth campus of the University of Minnesota volunteered to test two pedagogic theories: (1) Could a computer-aided course be used by a class and an instructor who knew nothing of computers and who had to rely…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Experiments, Educational Media
Spaulding, Seth – 1970
Theories relating to proposed improvements in education are discussed. Changes in curricula, contributions of fields such as psychology, and issues currently being debated are given consideration. Innovative models and approaches are proposed, and several interesting speculations are offered related to the future of education. Following the…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Television, Educational Trends, Experimental Programs
Holtzman, Wayne H. – 1970
The current emphasis on quality in education began with the launching of Sputnik in 1958. This led to the realization that all was not well and to the era of massive government grants to aid education. Great advances in technology and new dimensions for one practical field of psychology, education, have profound ramifications for students,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Improvement, Educational Psychology, Educational Resources
Oregon Coll. of Education, Monmouth. – 1970
The elements involved in the personalization of the program are summarized as follows: 1) Students will contribute meaningfully to its design and development, in cooperation with the college faculty, Teaching Research, and the schools. 2) Students will be able to negotiate a program which is relevant to them personally. 3) Students will be able to…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Teachers, Individualized Programs
Stolurow, L. M. – 1969
An argument is made in this document for the development and testing of Computer Aided Instruction teaching models that are prescriptive as well as descriptive. It is felt that a Computer Aided Instruction system is needed more as a "Theory Machine" and a "Laboratory" than as an instrument for implementation. As the communication between the human…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Individual Instruction, Individualized Programs, Programed Instruction
Berger, Allen, Ed.; Smith, Blanche Hope, Ed. – 1974
The focus of this book, "re-vision," derived from concerns expressed in the open meeting of the November 1973 convention of the National Council of Teachers of English by teachers interested in changes in classroom practices which result from reflection on a particular problem and the subsequent search for a solution. Following an…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classes (Groups of Students), Educational Innovation, English Instruction
Lewis, William E.; And Others – 1974
Self-paced programed and audiovisual (AV) instructional materials covering portions of the Air Force course, Precision Measuring Equipment (PME) Specialist, were developed, administered, and evaluated as means of assessing the feasibility of individualizing the PME course as part of the Air Force's Advanced Instructional System (AIS). The…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Cost Effectiveness, Individualized Instruction
Florida Univ., Gainesville. P. K. Yonge Lab. School. – 1973
A report on the development and tryout of an individualized chemistry program is presented in this monograph, based on the 1969 pilot-test results obtained from the P. K. Yonge Laboratory School and the 1970-72 field test findings from public schools in Florida. The purpose of introducing this program is to help teachers in adopting more…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Individualized Programs, Instructional Materials
Haynes, Amos A.; Haugo, John E. – 1973
School District 916 in St. Paul, Minnesota, a special district which provides vocational-technical learning experiences for high school and post-secondary students, developed an Instructional Productivity System (IPS). The IPS was designed to allow the district to monitor the success of the learner-centered instructional model whose features…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Individualized Programs, Postsecondary Education
Gougher, Ronald L., Ed.; Bockman, John, Ed. – 1970
This newsletter, devoted to the topic of individualization of foreign language instruction in America, contains a series of statements by prominent educators expressing their endorsement of the theory implied in this increasingly popular mode of instruction. A summary of general curriculum guidelines governing educators in the State of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Innovation, Individual Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Triezenberg, Henry J., Ed. – 1972
Seven articles concerning individualized science education are compiled in this publication which begins with a brief introduction to the concept of individual differences. Representative projects on both elementary and secondary school levels are included to illustrate different degrees of structure and styles of individualization. Discussions of…
Descriptors: Books, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Science, Evaluation Methods
Bishop, Lloyd K. – 1971
The purpose of this book is to present the major methods and strategies employed by elementary and secondary schools during the past decade for enhancing the individualization of instruction. The concept of individualization is treated in a broad context. Program descriptions and techniques are described encompassing topics such as…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Hamilton, Jack A.; And Others – 1972
During the past five years, staff of the American Institute for Research (AIR) in Palo Alto, California have been developing, field testing, and revising a guidance system especially suited to systems of individualized education. A primary aim of AIR's Comprehensive Career Guidance System (CCGS) is to help each student plan wisely for the future.…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Counseling, Counseling Objectives
TAYLOR, WILLIAM R. – 1967
AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY A GROUP OF HISTORIANS TO DEVISE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE SURVEY COURSE IN AMERICAN HISTORY THAT WOULD GIVE THE STUDENT A MORE REALISTIC IDEA OF HOW HISTORY IS WRITTEN, AND RESCUE HIM FROM HIS PRESENT ESSENTIALLY PASSIVE ROLE OF ABSORBER OR COMMENTATOR AND FREE HIM TO "DO" HISTORY. THE PROJECT TOOK…
Descriptors: American History, College Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Creative Writing
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