This report concludes the second phase of a four-phase study concerning the application of the microfiche medium for onboard training. This study compared the efficiency of using microfiche versus traditional paper copy for training. Thirty experimental trainees completed the curriculum using training modules republished as microfiche. The school…

Describes a method for individualizing freshman composition by making greater use of the teacher-student conferences. (RB)

A Bayesian Model II approach to the estimation of proportions in m groups is extended to obtain posterior marginal distributions for the proportions. The approach is extended to allow greater use of prior information than previously and the specification of this prior information is discussed. (Author/RC)

Not all children are self-motivated, not all like the spotlight, not all are aggressive enough to express their need for help or even to ask questions. Security must be provided in individualized classrooms, as well as freedom, says this author. (Editor)

Data are presented to show that students in PSI courses did better on a final examination than students taking the same examination who were taught in a traditional lecture format, and three criticisms of PSI are responded to. (Author/ND)

Stresses the important role played by school administrators in developing an effective individualized reading program and presents eight characteristics of such a program. (RB)

The report details development and implementation of a project to use the visual response system (VRS) to aid the mainstreaming of mildly handicapped students. The VRS uses overhead projectors, individual earphones, and other hardware at each student's desk so that students can respond to teacher presentations. The advantages are listed for the…

Cognitive style is a potentially rich, but typically overlooked, source of individualization in computer based instruction (CBI). Using information about learners' cognitive styles in the design, development, and evaluation phases of CBI production can maximize individualization. In the design phase, for example, learners' cognitive styles can be…

Several general considerations and characteristics are described and illustrated for the application of videodisc technology to individualized instruction: (1) a prototype of a videodisc unit, (2) digital read-only memory, (3) cost economics, (4) educational uses, (5) development versus delivery systems, and (6) prerequisites for successful…

A number of learning center activities designed to help elementary school students learn to read a newspaper intelligently are presented in this guide. Specific activities deal with newspaper vocabulary, using an index, identifying the five "W's" in a news article, editorials, characteristics of various kinds of newspaper cartoons (advertising,…

This paper details a computer managed program of instruction called Teaching Information Processing System (TIPS) as adapted to an introductory psychology course. TIPS encourages the instructor to formulate objectives for meaningful units of a course--objectives which should imply what changes in student behavior indicate mastery. Then multiple…