This annotated bibliography is designed to assist applicants for research grants under part C (section 131a) of the amendments to the Vocational Education Act of 1963 by providing access to documents, journal articles, and current projects related to the individualization and modularization of vocational education instructional materials. The…

A low cost approach to individualized English instruction is described.

The authors present a teaching module designed to allow students to convert fractions to decimals using any four function calculator, do the prime factorization of the denominator with the calculator, and find patterns formed by the denominators of the fractions that are terminating decimals. (MN)

Describes the development and operation of a college biophysics course as well as the educational materials used, the structure of the modules and the performance of the students. Also discusses the economics of such a flexible system of instruction. (GA)

Through the North Carolina Rural Renaissance Project, ten community colleges and technical institutes are attempting to provide educational opportunities to an unserved rural population. Primary objectives are staff development and instructional module production and sharing. Teams have produced 140 self-paced instructional modules; 100…

Describes the use of survival learning materials to teach reluctant readers and presents a sample survival kit on the topic of cars. (MKM)

Suggests ways to implement Occupational Survival Skills into high school curriculum and to develop materials for teaching these skills and attitudes necessary for "survival" in the world of work. Topics discussed include occupational unrest, career education, and curriculum development. Twelve topics are suggested for developing into…

Students functioned at virtually the same level whether the student or the teacher controlled the choice of learning activities. However, students required to perform teacher-specified activities progressed at significantly faster rates than students in the self-selection group. (Author/MV)

Examines the core features of a group of related instructional strategies called modularized instruction. Key among the features is the extent to which modularized instruction makes explicit the dimension of the teaching/learning process. Several models are constructed and evaluated for the degree to which they remove ambiguity. (Author/DB)

Describes a project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology concerned with making computer-assisted instruction more "human," communicative, and interactive for students learning a foreign language. The goal of the project is to create prototypes for beginning and intermediate courses in French, German, Spanish, Russian, and English as…

Project Physics is taught at Gibault High School (Waterloo, IL) using a modular schedule and learning activity packets. A description of the course, instructional strategies used, and the learning activity packets is provided. (JN)

The hardware used in microcomputer/videodisk systems and the applications of videodisk technology to developing and using educational modules in optometric education are outlined and discussed. (MSE)

Changes made in the Czechoslovakian system of undergraduate study to accommodate individualized and independent study as a major form of instruction are outlined, including the use of learning modules, instructional objectives, student-teacher communication through written instructions, self-grading and self-correction, and grading and promotion…

To help business people and school staff work together more productively, a training program was developed for the Philadelphia High Schools' Academies Program. For these groups to work together effectively, points of view, attitudes, and approaches to working were reviewed. A discussion of this program is presented. (DF)

The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for developing consistent, effective self-directed learning modules for the Surrey Memorial Hospital staff, physicians, and volunteers in the South Fraser Region. Eleven sections include: (1) "Philosophy for Self Paced Learning"; "What's Exciting?"; "What's the…