A teacher relates his experiences with and offers suggestions for using learning activity packets, or contracts, in a high school social studies class. (KM)

The Independent Study Program (ISP) at Ohio State University College of Medicine involves students in a self-paced, individual learning experience that intersperses primary learning from books, journal articles, films, slides, and tapes with periodic tutorial self-evaluation at computer terminals. (Author)

The undergraduate M. D. program of the Division of Health Sciences at McMaster University has been developed to meet increasingly vocal criticism of traditional medical education. The McMaster program is designed to focus the student upon himself; it provides opportunity for him to strengthen his individual learning and professional identity, and…

Describes and evaluates a compensatory education program designed to incorporate the characteristics which successful programs have in common: diagnosis of each student's strengths and weaknesses; small-group instruction; a variety of teaching materials and techniques. (Author/JM)

Considers learning programs for individualized instruction in the middle school, designed to facilitate the distinctive learning patterns and needs found among pre-adolescents. (Author/RK)

The Standard Behavior Chart is a precision teaching tool used to provide special education students with an individualized program and to measure results of teaching efforts. (MC)

Evaluates materials used for IGE, a program that calls for one-to-one and small group instruction plus much independent study. Emphasis on reading and motivation materials. Describes the program objectives and implementation features. (Author)

Describes an individualized course in language instruction which was made possible through an adjustment of the "traditional" language course and through the use of filmstrips and tapes. (RL)

Authors describe a remedial writing course and conclude that individualized instruction is effective, efficient and economical. (Author/HB)

Presents step by step procedures for training tutors to work with children in an individualized reading instruction program. (RB)

Author reviews five articles of the second section of Philosophical Redirection of Educational Research'' and he concerns himself not only with philosophic interest but also the impact each article will have on those involved in educational research. (Author/RK)

The process of diagnosis in education is basically a process of needs assessment and of finding ways of meeting the needs of the learner thus identified. The model described suggests that the basis for this process is three elements: (a) the needs of the students; (b) structure of the learning program; (c) placement data regarding the individual…