Evaluated was the effectiveness of programed materials developed to present elementary college physics experiments in mechanics to non-science college majors. The group working with the materials were compared with a group receiving instruction in a conventional lecture-demonstration situation. No significant differences were detected between the…

Independent learning, supported by a learning contract, is a viable option for college English courses. The learning contract states the student's general educational purposes, specific purposes of the contract, learning activities to be undertaken, and evaluation criteria. Each student meets with the instructor individually to set time goals and…

The activities outlined in this booklet for reading and the language arts at the primary level are intended to enable teachers to vary the rate of individual student progress through a common instructional sequence, provide materials that allow for a high degree of enrichment, and make available many materials and activities for practice on basic…

The effectiveness of two performance-based teacher education programs at Washington State University were compared. The programs were identical in content, performance objectives, and textbooks. In one program, however, the content was presented through independent study modules; the other program presented the content through regular classroom…

First-grade Negroes and Caucasians from deteriorated city-center areas were tutored in reading by paraprofessional tutors whose behavior was tightly programed. The project was developed through several years of experimentation by Indiana University before being initiated in the Indianapolis Schools in 1965. Children were given 15-minute sessions…

A teachers' guide for social studies, this manual stresses geography curriculum and activities for the primary grades. It is suggested that a teacher work with one group while the other children work individually. Children first work independently for a team, and then progress to less structured small group activities. Positive reinforcement by…

An experimental student-to-student tutoring program established at California State University is discussed in this article. The tutors receive academic credit rather than money for their services. The tutor's responsibilities require: (1) contact hours with the tutees; (2) tutorial preparations; (3) consultation with course instructors; (4)…

Individually Guided Education (IGE) is a system whereby change agents such as the Merrimack Education Center (MEC) work to effect innovative behavior in networks of schools. Thus, MEC undertook to form a League of Schools with the specific objectives of a) attainment by all member schools of peer support, b) creation of a communication network,…

Instruction in an individualized setting is discussed and compared to instruction in which students are grouped according to ability. (MP)

Prior to clinical interview, 32 self-referred male clients were exposed to one of four preinterview conditions, namely modeling, detailed instructions, detailed instructions plus modeling, or control. Detailed instructions produced a significant effect of increasing problem and nonproblem self-disclosure and decreasing impersonal self-description…

Approximately 120 children were divided by sex and randomly assigned to one of four groups which varied from one another only in size. Group size was found to affect significantly the children's performance, with one to one instruction resulting in the greatest gains. (Author)

The Schmerenbeck Educational Centre (Parktown, South Africa) provides comprehensive educational services to gifted, talented, and creative students of all races. Program costs, talent identification and such educational programs as Microscapes (integrative activities), Project Plus (contact, core, acceleration, enrichment, and self-study courses),…

The preferred and actual classroom learning environment of 1,675 students from New South Wales, Australia were investigated. Three distinct types of schools were identified--self survival, indifferent, and cooperative and motivated. Four preferred environment types were identified--peer conflict, individualization; teacher-managed structure, and…

Describes TERRI, a computer-assisted simulation lesson in English imperatives for students of English as a foreign language. The program sets a goal (in terms of object locations) for the student who then orders TERRI to relocate individual objects. The program checks the student's grammar and vocabulary, commenting on errors. (SED)

Related how partner-learning is an effective means of individualizing instruction. Describes PLUS (Partner-Learning in Understanding Science), an activity-centered, fact-based approach to science instruction. Provides suggestions for this program's organization and implementation. (ML)