Provides an explanation of an introductory chemistry program for nursing students in which an individualized approach to instruction is utilized. Student evaluation results are presented. (CP)

Describes a study which measured the effectiveness of a Personalized System of Instruction training package for proctors in undergraduate psychology courses. The package consisted of role-playing and a discussion between the proctor and an instructor-trainer, followed by feedback on actual proctoring experience in the classroom. (Author/AV)

Describes individualized programs for migrant children. (MKM)

Managed Instruction with Computer Assistance (MICA) used a teacher-designed math curriculum as a pilot project for a computer managed instruction (CMI) system designed to provide a means of implementing individualization. (DAG)

In this study of a self-paced, college-level, calculus course the effects of individualized instruction on achievement and attitudes toward the course were highest with the most highly motivated students. (MJB)

Looks at the self-instructional packet (SIP) as an effective tool for individualizing instruction through the use of programmed learning sequences to aid student exploration of topics, concepts or skills. (MH)

Individualized work in teaching English is highly desirable, and the overhead projector is particularly useful in such work. Three examples of its possibilities are given: Dialog treatment, working with basic ("kernel") texts, and comparison of the simple present, simple past and present perfect tenses. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Individualized learning is the only way to organize mathematics work, says the head of department at Christopher Wren School in London. (Editor)

Described is the Unified Programming Procedure, a system to coordinate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual program plans for mentally retarded residents and day students. (CL)

Stresses the importance for theatre teachers to understand the concept and practices involved in a learning packages' approach to instruction. (MH)

Supplies a sampling of resources on individualized learning available through the ERIC data base. (MH)

This article describes the use of a microcomputer software/textbook package which provides for individualized assignments in an introductory statistics course. Advantages and limitations of these materials are summarized and student reactions to them are reported. (Author/JDH)

Presents five reasons (along with suggestions) as to why teachers of young children should allow children "free" choice of class activities as a means of preventive classroom discipline. (BB)

A case-approach instructional module is described that was designed with flexibility for teaching quality assurance and drug prescribing review concepts to different student types in different instructional situations. (MSE)

Critiques the Henry Levin and Gail Meister article on cost effectiveness, pointing out that differences in computing the costs of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) yield different results. Also describes problems with other data in the study. Includes two tables. (MD)