Describes the use of an instructional module used to introduce college students to a combined mathematical modeling and normative analysis approach to the investigation of public policy issues. The module, which was designed to bridge several courses and combined independent work with discussions, was judged to be successful in promoting…

Discusses a procedure for individualizing foreign culture and language study. Students create a fictional autobiography of themselves in a foreign culture by adapting what they are learning to four simulated conditions: the physical, social, genetic, and temporal conditions which affect the life and personality of each individual in a culture.…

Describes features that can increase quality of student interaction in computer based materials, with emphasis on interactive videodisc projects. The features discussed include nonlinear format, user-control options, feedback that ensures remediation, modular content organization, program flexibility to accommodate individual user needs, and…

The study examined effects on 117 mainstreamed academically handicapped students (grades 3-5) of an instructional method, Team Assisted Individualization (TAI), that combined cooperative learning with individualized instruction in mathematics. TAI and individualized instruction both had positive effects on social acceptance, attitudes toward math,…

The history and direction of foreign language instruction are briefly outlined, and the place of computer-assisted instruction is discussed. Special mention is made of the need and opportunities for individualizing instruction, equipment options for teaching, advantages and disadvantages of computer-based instruction, and the learning management…

Four models of learning are described and a system for adapting to a child's preferred learning style is presented. (SB)

Describes a method of orienting new employees to the community college. This method consists of 10 instructional packages for employee use on an individual basis. (DC)

Logic, basic skills and imagination are the bricks and mortar of a student "Architects' Studio". (Editor)

A flexible open classroom concept practiced at the Woodruff Regional Occupational Center is described in terms of how it serves employers, students, and teachers. (TA)

Using materials clipped from newspapers, students in a Typing I laboratory learn how to tabulate, proofread, type letters, and reports, etc., and work independently and evaluate other students' work. (TA)

The Basic Instructional Program (BIP) was developed to investigate tutorial modes of interaction in computer-assisted instruction. This paper describes how the problem of presentation sequence is individualized based on a representation of the structure of the curriculum and a model of the student's state of knowledge. (Author)

Defines areas in which research is needed on the use of audiovisual materials in the classroom. (Author/KS)

The mini-course concept need not be restricted to exploratory courses; it works well in the basic general education areas. Available from National Middle School Association, P.O. Box 968, Fairborn, Ohio 45324; $1.50 single copy. (Author/MLF)

Considers the structural components essential to programs of Indivisualized Instruction, leading to a model of a generalized computer managed instruction system. (JY)

There always has been a problem with grouping practices in reading programs. The complexity of the interaction between readers, texts, and the contexts in which reading takes place often is ignored by educational decisions that suggest that one program, set of materials, instructional technique, or grouping arrangement can address the needs of all…