Low scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills Mathematics Sub-Test went up considerably among students who made daily use of Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) at the Log Cabin Elementary School in Jackson County, North Carolina. Students who were in the lower 45% of a class in mathematics achievement were scheduled for daily ten-minute exposure to…

INERTIA AND PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES HAVE PREVENTED A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM ACHIEVING THEIR GOAL OF PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AT EVERY LEVEL OF ABILITY TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIALS AND TO PERFORM AT THEIR BEST. EFFECTIVE INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION SHOULD PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION WHICH…

This module on the automotive fuel system is the third of six (CE 028 296-301) in the auto mechanics course of a bilingual skills training program. (A Vocabulary Development Workbook is available as CE 028 294.) The course is designed to furnish theoretical and laboratory experience. Module objectives are for students to develop trade-related…

This module on basic metal repair is the third of four (CE 028 303-306) in the auto body repair course of a bilingual vocational training program. The course is designed to furnish theoretical and laboratory experience in welding, metal straightening, metal finishing, painting, and use of power and hand tools. Module objectives are for students to…

This module on sterlization and sanitation is the second of ten (CE 028 308-318) in the barbering/cosmetology course of a bilingual skills training program. (A Vocabulary Development Workbook for modules 6-10 is available as CE 028 313.) The course is designed to furnish theoretical and laboratory experience. Module objectives are for students to…

This module on the endocrine system is the seventh of ten (CE 028 308-318) in the barbering/cosmetology course of a bilingual skills training program. (A Vocabulary Development Workbook for modules 6-10 is available as CE 028 313.) The course is designed to furnish theoretical and laboratory epxerience. Module objectives are for students to…

This module on the excretory system is the eighth (CE 028 308-318) in the barbering/cosmetology course of a bilingual skills training program. (A Vocabulary Development Workbook for modules 6-10 is available as CE 028 313.) The course is designed to furnish theoretical and laboratory experience. Module objectives are for students to develop…

The Instructional Support System for Occupational Education (ISSOE) project, conducted in New York, focused on (1) review of individualized education systems, (2) selection of appropriate occupational clusters, and (3) development and field testing of a system and materials. A product of the Managing Student Progress series of the ISSOE program…

The Greenville Teacher Corps project developed a model demonstration of a field based teacher education program designed to provide both preservice and inservice training to a rural and isolated region in northern Maine. The project was designed to be responsive to local needs. Collaboration and participation of all constituents was central to the…

This is the teacher's edition of the Record Book for the unit "Environmental Science" of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for level III students (grade 9). The correct answers to the questions from the student text are recorded. An introductory note to the teacher explains how to use the book. Answers are included for the…

This is the student's edition of the Record Book which accompanies the unit "Investigating Variation" of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for level III students (grade 9). Space is provided for answers to the questions from the student text as well as for the optional excursions and the self evaluation. An introductory…

This is the teacher's edition of the Record Book for the unit "Investigating Variation" of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for level III students (grade 9). The correct answers to the questions from the text are recorded. An introductory note to the teacher explains how to use the book. Answers are included for the…

This report provides a brief review of Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES) documents from Phase II and Phase III-A, including responses from researchers suggesting variables for future BTES research. Seven basic observable classroom variable domains have been found to receive support from several of the BTES sources reviewed. These seven…

A project was conducted to develop and field test a computer based system to manage an individualized instructional approach for multioccupational programs in vocational education. A computer managed system was prepared which scheduled students individually for a variety of instructional areas within an occupational cluster. An individualized…

The effects of student instructional preference on performance in an engineering course offered both by Personalized Instruction (PSI) and lecture/discussion methods were explored in a study of 113 university sophomores and juniors. In lieu of random assignment to instruction mode, this study employed self-selection, the most common situation in…