The report of a conference on individualized instruction contains brief descriptions of the two conference sponsors--the Westinghouse Learning Corporation and the National Association for the Individualization of Instruction. The report also provides abstracts of some speeches delivered at the conference and biographies of the speakers. A…

Performance contracting, and some reservations thereto, are discussed as related to the present movement. The reservations are related to: (1) Accountability; (2) Individualized Teaching; (3) Extrinsic Rewards; (4) Testing; and (5) The Corruption of Both Language and the Process of Education. (DB)

This manual provides specific and practical suggestions for the development of heterogeneous classes and individualized instruction in the More Effective Schools Program. The following major topics are covered in a number of short sections: 1) school organization, from prekindergarten through grade six; 2) the roles of the principal, assistant…

The first chapter of this report discusses the concept of individualization and identifies four general types: 1) individually diagnosed and prescribed instruction; 2) self-directed instruction; 3) personalized instruction programs; and 4) independent study programs. The U.S. Office of Education's PREP (Putting Research into Educational Practice)…

This Project for Systems of Individualized Instruction is intended to develop a teacher and administrator inservice program to facilitate role changes necessary for teachers in transition from group-paced to individualized instruction. Other objectives include the development of a parent information and orientation program, and the development of…

Eleven of the schools in this Teacher Corps program are on the Navajo Reservation and one on the Hopi. Corps members provided individualized instruction and introduced several new teaching methods to make the instruction more relevant to the children's culture. These methods have now been adopted by the regular teaching staff. Corps members also…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was prepared and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and the development model.) This report presents the first concept area--basic principles--in 24 segments, of which eight are "enrichment segments."…

The first volume of the United States Naval Academy's individualized instruction course in economic analysis covers segments 4-15 of the course. Topics in this introduction include the nature and methods of economics, production possibilities, demand, supply and equilibrium, and the concept of the circular flow. Other segments of the course, the…

The fourth volume of the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis produced for the United States Naval Academy covers segments 51-64 of the course. Included in this volume are discussions of the theory of demand, costs of production in both the short and the long run, and industry equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market. Other…

The preliminary (August, 1968) plan for evaluation of the multimedia, individualized course in economics analysis produced for the United States Naval Academy is presented for discussion in this document. Course segments, the behavioral objectives involved, and other working papers from the production of the course can be found under EM 010 787…

The development of the first segment of instruction of the multimedia, individualized course in economics analysis prepared for the United States Naval Academy is described in detail in this document. The development moves from behavioral objectives through criterion test items, instructional events, and media selection, to a continuity format and…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for the final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This document briefly reports on the need for a course administrator to perform non-instructional functions which have been…

The effectiveness and efficiency of four self-instructional modes of individualized instruction were compared. The effectiveness criterion was based on a posttest and a retention test; the efficiency criterion was based on the quotient of the effectiveness criterion and the total time in minutes required to complete the program. A unit on addition…

Preliminary results give strong indication that six months with an individualized instruction curriculum (Westinghouse Learning Corporation's PLAN) greatly increase self-esteem among elementary-school children. Children from a working class, ethnically mixed school, whose self-esteem was lower in October than children from control schools (The…

Designed to offer individuals in the role of unit leaders some guidelines for assuming the leadership role in planning inservice education for members of the school staff, the booklet provides information on learning styles, assessment of learning style, sample rating scale, developmental tasks and education, teacher observations, directed…