A program designed to manage instruction so that each student's work can be evaluated daily with specially designed assignments for each student is described in this report. By means of placement tests, pre-testing, and highly sequenced behavioral objectives, the teacher can prescribe for each student in the class according to his needs. The…

Phase 2 of Project IN-STEP was conducted to revise, refine, and conduct further field testing of a new inservice teacher education model. The method developed (in Phase 1--see ED 003 905 for report) is an individualized, multi-media approach. Revision activities, based on feedback provided for Phase 1, include the remaking of six videotape…

This document describes a project designed to (1) determine the status of teacher education in Ohio, (2) identify more desirable approaches and structures for providing such education, and (3) propose alternative means for achieving it. Ohio preservice education, continuing education, and differentiated staffing schema were surveyed, and the…

An individualized inservice training program was developed for teachers in Project PLAN (an individualized instruction program in 13 school districts throughout the U.S.). The program consisted of a preservice conference and inservice consultant services designed to encourage specific teaching behaviors. The 17-category Teacher Observation Scale…

The material presented in this manual on Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) is organized into a looseleaf notebook. Past participants and training sites are listed. Four case studies are described to provide new participants with a working experience in evaluating and prescribing for students in the program. A fifth case study is to be…

Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) data collected for the school year 1967-68 is summarized and evaluated in this report. Information is included concerning pupil achievement, diversion factors, pupil attitudes, teacher attitudes, and classroom communication. (Author/SP)

Research for Better Schools, Inc. (RBS) is concerned with the three phases of teacher training: preservice, retraining, and continuous training. This report chronicled its activities in each of these fields from the initial training done in the first year of operation, to the present attempts to develop programs which can be handled by local…

Self concept of ability as a learner has been shown to be a significant factor in pupil achievement. The Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) system was expected to enhance pupils' self concepts of ability. A questionnaire was given to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students from several schools, one of which used the IPI system. Analysis…

In appraising the Individually Prescribed Instruction system, three sources of information were utilized: a main instrument, the Degree of Implementation Study, and two additional investigations, the Report of Student Progress and the report of the school visitation monitors. To determine the degree of implementation, a sample of the student…

Three instructional treatments employed in teaching elementary school arithmetic are investigated and described--Individually Prescribed Instruction, Programed Learning Instruction, and Standard Classroom Instruction. The author provides descriptive information concerning the differences among the three curricular treatments and statistical data…

Designed to provide information about what 46 innovative schools (K-12) have done in individualizing instruction, this manual for school administrators, using examples from the 46 schools, opens with a chapter on how individualized instruction differs from traditional instruction. Successive chapters, also using the schools as evidence, focus on…

The monograph on individualized instruction focuses on the use of instructional objectives, instructional activities, instructional materials, and criterion referents. It is explained that objectives specify what the student should be able to do at the end of the instructional unit; the instructional activities and materials are the vehicles used…

This unit of instruction presents an individualized mini-course in electricity and magnetism. The course is geared for college-preparatory high school students. A textbook and film bibliography, performance objectives, suggested conditions for completing objectives, a course outline, laboratory activities and suggested resources for the teacher…

This paper provides background data regarding the need for individualized instruction and describes the training activities of the Teacher Renewal Center in Harlingen, Texas. The center provides teachers the opportunity to acquire a set of behavioral skills, which are a prerequisite to individualizing instruction, and serves as a model in training…

The development of competency-based learning systems at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey is discussed. A concerted effort was made not only to recognize individual differences among students but also to provide instructional strategies that would accomodate the variety of learning styles reflected in those differences. The Brookdale…