The Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) required for all handicapped students by P.L. 94-142 is described. The implementation process set forth in the legislation is summarized, and the time line requirements are discussed. Finally, guidelines for the participants in the process are presented. A sample IEP form is also included. (BM)

A shop instructor with 25 years of teaching carpentry and cabinetmaking shares his philosophy on running a productive shop, tying his theories to accepted principles of individualized instruction. (Editor/HD)

Describes the Elastically Structured Teaching (EST) method of instruction employed at West Virginia University which gives students more freedom than does traditional lecture, but which is not totally self paced. (SL)

Describes a curriculum model designed to clarify some issues involved in individualized instruction. Its intent is to sort through the vast array of programs developed for individualization and to achieve a better understanding of the concept of individualized learning. Based on informal and formal approaches, the model contains: goals and…

The Automated Instruction Shorthand System is a multi-sensory instructional program that conditions the rapid recall of Gregg symbols. The system is designed to allow students to succeed at a speed that is most comfortable to his/her abilities in the expectation that individualization will increase motivation and reduce the rate of attrition in…

Describes an introductory individualized physics laboratory system for science and engineering students. (SL)

Reports on an investigation in which topics in genetics and probability were taught to students divided along the Piagetian dimension of field-indepent (FI) and field-dependent (FD) ability. Two teaching strategies, inductive (IND) and a deductive (DED) approaches, were used. Retention scores revealed that regardless of strategy experienced, FI…

Reports on adverse side effects in an organic chemistry course taught by the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (SL)

The author recounts his experience in dealing with a child of normal intelligence but an unusually short attention span and physical restlessness. (JD)

Senator Brooke discusses the financial ramifications of the Education of the Handicapped Act and the responsibility of the Federal Government in providing financial assistance to aid in implementing the act. (JD)

Describes research findings reporting successes and difficulties involved in using individualized versus traditional instruction in teaching shorthand. The author discusses her experiences with Gregg Shorthand individualized materials and concludes that individualized instruction can be a useful tool when it is included as a supplemental method of…

Discusses strategies for individualizing instruction for the following groups of special needs students: hearing impaired, visually impaired, those with learning and/or behavior disorders, and orthopedically or health impaired. Also discusses the behavioral approach to classroom management in relation to special students. (SH)

This paper describes a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) general physics course taught within the constraints of a small community college. The PSI format is described and student opinions of it are presented. (Author/CP)

The programs of the Multi-Culture Institute focus upon increasing children's pride in their ethnic backgrounds; ethnic differences become a source of learning experiences for the children and community. (MM)