The purpose of this study is to determine whether an individualized spelling program will produce better spellers than a program using the traditional spelling workbook. (Author)

If the organization trains by objectives, then allowing the trainee more freedom in the use of his study time, in the training methods he uses, and in the sequence in which he studies material can result in both more effective and more efficient training. (MW)

Presents brief discussions of some of the uniquely American nontraditional programs: the expanded campus; individualized curricula; interdisciplinary themes; modular credit; calendar variation; and cooperative education, using as an example the extensive coop program at Northeastern University. (PG)

Reports on the effects of an individualized reading program untilizing social studies content. (RB)

Describes a technique for teaching reading which combines two divergent definitions of individualized instruction. (RB)

A full-scale career education program, relating to existing social studies units, features personalized and individualized instruction. (KM)

An experimental course for introductory sociology adapted Dr. Fred Keller's Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) with highly satisfactory results. (KM)

The need for continuing education for medical laboratory workers is growing daily. To serve this need the National Committee for Careers in Medical Laboratory (NCCML) has put together 72 self-study lectures, with 600 companion slides and printed text, to help workers keep us with developments in their fields. (DS)

Analysis of 38 curriculum guides suggests the pace of change in English classrooms is slow and undramatic. (JH)

This book describes all the major components of Individually Guided Education (IGE). IGE is a system of many interrelated components as well as a strategy for attaining educational objectives. When fully implemented, IGE takes on an institutional character as a new kind of school. The book is intended primarily for use as a college textbook. In…

There has been in recent years a growing acceptance of individualized learning concepts. Learning Centers have come to be viewed as an economical and viable strategy for accommodating diverse learning styles and needs. This book provides the educator with an understanding of the learning center concept, its origins, present manifestations, and…

This document presents a description and an evaluation of the Corrective Reading Services Program, a component within the ESEA Title I nonpublic school program. This component was designed to serve approximately 12,000 eligible, educationally deprived children in 229 schools in New York City during the 1975-76 school year. The purpose of the…

Part one of this survey of special projects in computer applications to education is a resource guide to computers and education in Germany. A directory-type outline is provided for 13 projects in the areas of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and clinical training, adaptive tests, instructional analysis and synthesis of CAI programs and courses…