In this paper some of the literature on problems in education is reviewed and several of these problems are discussed. These are: (1) educational inequality; (2) coping with the knowledge explosion; (3) dealing with masses of students in the nation's large institutions of higher education; (4) youth dissatisfaction; and (5) the attempt to…

This document outlines the development of a program to increase the understanding of behavioral objectives. It is organized in the following sections: 1) Introduction, which examines the present state of education in the U.S. and the need for change; 2) An Educational Indictment, which attempts to find the causes of the present problems; 3) Why We…

This report of the Youngstown (Ohio) Public Schools concerns the operation of their Motivation Center program, funded by Title I of ESEA. The purpose of the Motivation Center is to establish a working and learning environment in which the emphasis will be on building and improving the pupil's self-image. It is specifically designed to provide…

This report found that Corps members enabled the schools to give more individualized instruction, provide expanded classroom and extracurricular activities, and improve the ratio of students to teachers. Corps members introduced English as a second language, and science and algebra taught in Spanish. School officials and teachers believed that the…

This document describes a learning activity package (LAP) as an approach to individualized instruction. Prepared by teachers, the learning activity package allows the student to progress toward stated objectives at his own pace, selecting from among learning activities those suitable to his own learning style. Included in this report are a…

Additional test items are presented to supplement those already presented for the first two concept areas of the multimedia, individualized course in economic analysis prepared for the United States Naval Academy. Related documents can be found under EM 010 787 through EM 010 823. The final evaluation report is ED 043 790, and the model developed…

This document is composed of the pretests, posttests, and unit tests of the multimedia, individualized course on economic analysis prepared for the United States Naval Academy. Related documents can be found under EM 010 787 through EM 010 822. The final evaluation report is ED 043 790, and the model developed for designing systems of…

This article attempts to show the teacher how to individualize the teaching experience by clarifying daily instructional goals. Its purpose is to reevaluate the cognitive, psychomotor, affective, and performance objectives used by the classroom teacher. The first section emphasizes the use of performance objectives in the classroom situation. The…

A manual to accompany LINC courses in communications and mathematics, containing information on background, objectives, components, individualized process, and procedures for curriculum development and implementation of LINC Program, is presented. It was formerly referred to as The LINC Program User's Manual. An appendix includes a Reading List…

The "Test on Understanding Science, Form W" and the "Nelson Biology Test, Form E", were administered before and after a college general biology course to a random selection of students who had chosen to take an individualized study program and to a random group of students who had chosen to follow the lecture-laboratory…

This teacher's workbook which accompanies the Total Creativity Program consists of a group of checklists for the following purposes: assessing pupils, compiling and diagnosing pupil assessments, and assessing and helping teachers. (JK)

This document presents a report on the status of an experimental program of Independent Study and Contemporary University at the University of South Carolina. The program enables students to pursue either an individual or team project for up to 15-hours credit and to participate in group seminars and other activities designed to create an…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Continuous Progress (mastery) instruction on acquisition, retention, and transfer in an introductory college physics course. Freshmen, stratified according to major, were randomly assigned to Continuous Progress and Traditional Instruction groups. The Continuous Progress group showed greater…

This paper describes a physics course at Eastridge High School in Rochester, New York, which is highly adaptable to a variety of student interests and needs. Three content streams in Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC), Project Physics and New York State Regents physics are contained in one course. Individual materials for all three streams…

Research for Better Schools, Inc. (RBS) has three major components in its individualized learning program--Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI), Automated Learning Management System (ALMS), and computer assisted instruction (CAI). IPI is an instructional system based on a specific set of educational objectives and has correlated to these…