These 34 conference papers presented by more than 40 authors and coauthors represent a documentation of the growth of systematized education and the increasing emphasis on self-learning and self-regulation of the instructional process. The book is divided into the following seven subject areas: (1) Context of Individualized Instruction, (2)…

This book is intended as a guide for teachers who want a practical aid to individualization of learning. Its primary focus is on the specific steps needed to implement learning centers. This includes planning, scheduling, teacher-student relationships, student evaluation, and finding and using materials. The book is divided into four sections.…

This course is written for the student who has little or no background in economics; and is geared toward the college undergraduate. All learning objectives are specified so that the student knows what is expected of him. Questions and answers are supplied in the text. Emphasis is on basic concepts, with opportunities for the student to interpret…

Brief descriptions of 25 different approaches to learning are given, along with examples of each, areas to which each might be applicable, and possible instructional objectives and methods of evaluation. The selection of methods is rooted in the following premises: that the purpose of education is to serve the educational pursuits of students;…

Although many schools claim to make use of individualized instruction, no common definition of this term has been agreed on. The author reviewed definitions of "individualized instruction" in five studies and then surveyed 30 community and junior colleges who claimed to be using this method of instruction to learn what their programs…

A diagnostic-prescriptive resource room program adopted by the Holcomb Campus School of the State University College of Arts and Science, Geneseo, New York, was described. Its aim was to accomplish mainstreaming through incorporating individualized instruction with the team approach. (Author/RK)

A discussion of how the videodisc is being introduced in the United States and how it can be used for instruction. (HB)

Teacher educators have the responsibility of designing curriculum with awareness that the education system of the future will have to be more adaptable to individual learning and behavioral styles as children with varying degrees of disability are incorporated into the system. (JD)

About 300 articles and books on individualized learning were read and results tabulated in 18 clusters stressing commonalities of the various individualized instruction systems. (VT)

Outlines a number of steps a teacher could follow to convert materials to the audio-tutorial format. (VT)

The article is a technical description of computerimages system for courseware production, how it works, the range of its use and its potential. (GA)

The personalized system of instruction (PSI) is presented as a teaching system with characteristics that render it especially vulnerable to being misused or abused by teachers, students, and administrators. Examples are provided along with reasons why misuse and abuse may contribute to negative attitudes about the system. (Author)

Classroom use of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) was investigated by sending questionnaires to three groups: early (before 1975) users of PSI, recent (after 1975) users, and current chairpersons of psychology departments. Data from all three sources suggest that fewer PSI courses are being taught and that many depart substantially…

Results of the study comparing individualized and traditional lecture-discussion instruction in an undergraduate special education course did not demonstrate conclusively the superiority of either approach for affecting cognitive development. The importance of identifying methods best for certain kinds of students is emphasized, however. (CL)