Report of a speech delivered by Dwight Allen in a General Meeting at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

Paper presented at the International Seminar on Experimental Research in Music Education (University of Reading, Reading, England, July 9-16, 1968).

Two approaches to spelling instruction were compared to determine which approach produced the more competent spellers. Twenty-five fifth grade students participated in a five-month program. The control group continued spelling instruction using a traditional workbook, while the experimental group was taught spelling with an individualized…

The implications of the Education for All Handicapped Children's Act are discussed as they affect the physical education teacher and the school administrator. The reasons for the enactment of Public Law 94-142 are outlined with specific emphasis on the need for physical activity for the handicapped. Concerns voiced by administrators and teachers…

This self-instructional package includes learning objectives, definitions, exercises, and feedback for learning some basic concepts and skills involved in using computers for analyzing data and understanding basic research terminology. Learning activities are divided into four sections: research and research hypotheses; variables, cases, and…

This paper focuses on individualizing instruction as it relates to the diagnosis of the needs of individual learners and the development of appropriate instructional activities to meet these needs. A format is presented for assisting teachers in the process of personalizing instruction in an effort to optimize the learning environment for each…

This research study focused on the change process that was used to bring about individualized schooling in six comprehensive senior high schools. The first chapter contains an overview of the study including a statement of the problem, background of the study, and a review of related literature. In the second chapter the six schools are…

This learning module on managing self-paced instruction is one of nine developed for use in training administrators, teachers, and prospective teachers in the utilization of Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs of performance objectives, criteria-referenced measures, and performance guides. Information is provided…

Project Independence was established as a Title I program to improve the academic status of elementary school students with special emphasis on reading and mathematics skills. The project classrooms were organized as resource rooms with students entering from a regular classroom with a set schedule and time for the week. For each child in the…

This is a comparative study of a school utilizing a mini-course science elective curriculum and one using a conventional textbook program in order to investigate the effectiveness of mini-course programs with respect to students' achievement and attitudes toward science. Two suburban junior high schools were selected, and different instructional…

A comprehensive instructional system to meet the needs of students of differing achievement and grade in the same classroom, this program is characterized by an innovative management system, procedures for continuous assessment of educational needs and achievement, a curriculum based on individual needs, and an emphasis on parent and community…