This paper describes Project on Involvement, which was designed to investigate student involvement in a task by defining it in terms of nonverbal behaviors and by identifying its dimensions. To accomplish these objectives, eight trained graduate students made 15-minute observations of each of 44 preschool children. The children were observed in…

Presented is a Learning Activity Package (LAP) study concerned with carbon and its compounds. This LAP in chemistry includes a rationale for studying the chemical element of carbon, a list of student objectives (stated in behavioral terms), of activities (reading, laboratory experiments, model construction, etc.), a two-page worksheet, a…

One hundred fifty-nine seventh grade mathematics students were divided into four treatment groups: 1) traditional, tested after each unit, 2) individualized, tested after each unit, 3) individualized, tested after each objective, and 4) individualized, chose to be tested after each objective. Each group was divided into high and low math ability…

This booklet, one part of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) Individualized Teacher Preparation modular program materials, is designed to present teachers with information concerning issues and alternatives relative to grading and reporting student progress in an individualized instructional setting. The information is presented in…

This historical case study of the Ridgeway Elementary School from initial community contact through the completion of the first year of Individually Guided Education (IGE) assesses the attitudes of the parents; evaluates the cost factors associated with implementing the program; assesses the effects of IGE implementation on the local community;…

The New York Chapter of the American Institute of Banking (AIB) is a sponsor of the Joint Bank Hiring and Education Program for the Disadvantaged (HEP), the purpose of which is to hire and train undereducated adults and provide education that will enable the trainees to compete successfully in the banking industry. Educational Development…

A computer-assisted instructional (CAI) system for teaching Russian to college students is described. It was operational at Harvard University until September 1971 and then transferred to the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Treatments of second language acquisition, a critique of previous work in the field, and some remarks on CAI…

The study sought to determine whether or not the performance of students varied significantly when taught by two criterion referenced individualized instruction approaches, the traditional lecture-discussion approach, and a modified lecture-discussion approach. It was limited to 66 vocational teacher education students in the Department of…

Presented is a curriculum guide for primary and intermediate special education in the areas of communication skills, arithmetic, science, and physical education. The guide, prepared by the Opelika (Alabama) schools, is said to be based on assumptions such as the values of structured individualized learning, use of materials which do not require…

These four units of the Learning Activity Packages (LAPs) for individualized instruction in physical science cover measuring techniques, operations of instruments, metric system heat, matter, energy, elements, atomic numbers, isotopes, molecules, mixtures, compounds, physical and chemical properties, liquids, solids, and gases. Each unit contains…

These three units of the Learning Activity Packages (LAPs) for individualized instruction in physical science cover the physical and chemical properties of water, dehydration of crystals, solutions, acidity, strong and weak bases, neutral properties of salts, amorphous forms of carbon, hydrocarbons, and petroleum products. Each unit contains a…

These four units of the Learning Activity Packages (LAPs) for individualized instruction in physical science cover nuclear reactions, alpha and beta particles, atomic radiation, medical use of nuclear energy, fission, fusion, simple machines, Newton's laws of motion, electricity, currents, electromagnetism, Oersted's experiment, sound, light,…

The Competency-Based Teacher Education program at San Diego State University is a self-paced, individualized program utilizing learning modules designed to develop specified, critical teaching skills in reading, social studies, and the learning process. Media and materials are available in an Individualized Study Center where the student is…

A course has been developed which provides an introduction to computer programing for community college students who have taken high school algebra. Instruction is presented by computer and a student reference manual is provided. The content resembles that of other introductory courses in computer programing, including topics on stored programs,…

This collection of materials and statements is the final project report of "Center for Re-Education of Teachers." The purpose of the project, which places teachers, consultants, supervisors, principals, and members of teacher training staffs in college and university laboratory settings during the summer, is stated as follows: individuals and…