Evaluated was the impact of computer based resource units on teacher decision making and the teaching/learning process by analysis of 18 doctoral dissertations, a 1969 analysis of teacher reactions, and a continuing analysis of evaluation forms returned by teachers using the units (intended for normal and handicapped children). Among the findings…

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 final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report deals with concept areas four and five, which focus on international trade and enrichment areas. The behavioral…

The sixth volume of the multimedia, individualized course in Economic Analysis produced for the United States Naval Academy covers segments 84-94 of the course. Included in the volume are discussions of specialization and international trade. Other segments of the course, the behavioral objectives involved, and the various working papers from the…

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 final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This document consists of internal working papers bearing on the communication which transpired between materials specifiers 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 final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report documents the first iteration of the macrolevel sequencing of the course elements, a process designed to depict the…

A computer managed instructional system is described which could be used to support the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis developed for the United States Naval Academy. Related documents are EM 010 787 through EM 010 823. The final report is ED 043 790 and the model developed for designing systems of individualized instruction…

Man-hours by task and by manpower function are presented for phase I of the development of the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis prepared for the United States Naval Academy. Related Documents are EM 010 787 through EM 010 823. The final evaluation report is ED 043 790, and the model developed for designing systems of…

An adaptive instructional strategy for individualized concept teaching was developed according to decision processes that adjust instructional variables to individual differences and differential performance, either before a task in response to an individual's traits or during a task in response to his current responses. An adaptive instructional…

This document reviews the competency-based teacher education movement (CBTE). The first portion discusses the definitions of CBTE. The second portion reviews the basic elements of CBTE: individualized instruction, personalization of instruction, student involvement, effective management systems, and a field-centered approach. Criticisms of CBTE…

A description of the use of the Reading Instructional Packets and the Reading Activities Packets, a program for individualized reading instruction designed for use by students grouped on level of reading achievement rather than grade level, is given. The time allowed for each packet should depend on the materials to be presented, student…

Student performance in a self-paced personalized system of instruction course is varied in rates and patterns of work. Using 118 students in a college level introductory psychology course the investigators found 1) students worked at a variety of rates and patterns; 2) students who started to work early had a much greater chance of finishing the…

This report presents two papers concerning issues and implications of the changing college curriculum and specifications for individualization of instructional systems in higher education. The first paper stresses the need for leadership exercised in obtaining the commitment to values. This can occur only when processes of orderly implementation…

The selected bibliography on diagnostic teaching contains approximately 48 abstracts with indexing information explained to be drawn from the computer file of abstracts representing the Council for Exceptional Children Information Center's complete holdings as of August, 1972. Abstracts are said to be chosen using the criteria of availability of…

To determine the relative levels of achievement of students enrolled in courses designed to permit individualized instruction and to determine those courses or instructional aspects considered effective or ineffective in achieving objectives, achievement data on 1,204 students within the post-secondary institutes of the Wisconsin vocational…

It was hypothesized that one role of instructional objectives in learning is to serve as orienting stimuli so that the learner can decide which material to concentrate on and which to pay less attention to. With a brief text to learn, 58 college students received either one-half of the 24 objectives for the text, or no objectives at all. As…