The present study involved four classrooms that were experimenting with the open-classroom system. Although most children were making adequate progress there were some children who consistently failed to engage in academic activities. For these youngsters, a behavior modification procedure that motivated them to partake in academic tasks was…

While there are many varieties of learning activities geared to individual levels of ability, one of the best keys to inspire students to achieve more than they have in the past is to care about them. (Author)

Describes a program of individualized instruction in foreign languages developed by Gerald E. Logan at Live Oak High School, Morgan Hill, California. (DS)

An undergraduate program in introductory-biology, based on audiotutorial instruction, serves several thousand students every year. Instructional units provide student experiences in inquiry and processes of science. Major concepts are stressed in a multisensory and multidimensional program. Student reactions have been favorable to this approach.…

The individualized program at Glenbrook North High School (Illinois) is outlined. (JB)

Describes the Hartford, Connecticut, open education program -- possibly the largest urban program of its kind in the country. (Author)

Helpful hints for making the best use of the valuable services tutors can render your schools. (Author)

Reports on an individualized program in German at the Rose Hill Junior High School in Redmond, Washington. (DS)

This study was designed to provide experimental data on the efficacy of tutoring and to provide specific outlines for the implementation of a tutoring project. The results indicated that fifth- and sixth-grade children facilitated measureable though limited reading development of younger children. (Author)

Describes curriculum materials that can be incorporated into an easily managed instructional system that allows for the accurate diagnosis of each students' learning needs. (Author/LF)

A program which allows an undergraduate, with some faculty supervision, to work out his own personalized plan of study abroad. (Editor/IR)

Describes the operation of the Banneker Elementary School in Gary, Indiana, by Behavioral Research Laboratories. The latter is contracted to either raise each child's test scores to the national average in three years or return the 800 dollars collected for the child. (JM)