The technology of educational design includes skills in solving performance problems, establishing training objectives, appropriate teaching strategies, course content, best teaching sequence(s), appropriate presentation mode, and type of feedback to give and when. A consulting psychologist can, through application of behavioral science, assist in…

This study was made to assess the relative effects of individual learner characteristics on the prediction of academic success in a traditional course and an independent study course in science, and to predict achievement for individual students. Variables from personality and intellective areas were employed in conjunction with biographical data.…

Elementary school teachers' attitudes toward individualizing reading instruction were examined in the evaluation of the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development (WDRSD). An instrument was constructed in the semantic differential format. Teachers were asked to respond anonymously on adjective scales to eleven example classroom procedures…

This newsletter, devoted to the topic of individualization of foreign language instruction in America, contains a series of statements by prominent educators expressing their endorsement of the theory implied in this increasingly popular mode of instruction. A summary of general curriculum guidelines governing educators in the State of…

A model organization of the State educational structure is proposed and specific suggestions are made concerning State-local governance, financing plant operation, and construction of job descriptions for certain key functions. Recommendations for implementation of the program are: (1) individualized instruction and early childhood education, (2)…

Behavioral objectives for various skill areas related to reading are listed for eleven levels (A through K). Each level deals with seven or eight skill areas, and each area has from one to 12 objectives with specific examples given for each objective. The skills for the various levels are visual discrimination, auditory discrimination, literal…

This monograph outlines briefly the problems facing schools today and emphasizes the need to adapt education to changing social forces. It traces the developing role of the school in society since 1900, noting a reversal of roles which is now occurring. Rather than sublimating the needs of the individual to those of society, the school must now…

Seven articles concerning individualized science education are compiled in this publication which begins with a brief introduction to the concept of individual differences. Representative projects on both elementary and secondary school levels are included to illustrate different degrees of structure and styles of individualization. Discussions of…

This book discusses a program for learning how to write fiction and poetry as well as reports, lectures, and memos. The program can be used in writing classes or by individuals who want to improve their writing ability. The first chapter discusses the value of "freewriting exercises," the production of unedited, non-stop written work. Chapter two…

The purpose of this book is to present the major methods and strategies employed by elementary and secondary schools during the past decade for enhancing the individualization of instruction. The concept of individualization is treated in a broad context. Program descriptions and techniques are described encompassing topics such as…

The handbook is intended to be part of a graduate course entitled "Introduction to Exceptional Children" which is taught via computer assisted instruction and emphasizes the social, psychological, and physiological characteristics of the mentally, visually, aurally, physically, emotionally, or neurologically handicapped primary grade child to…

This teaching guide, which is the framework for the Conrad Area District (Delaware) Language Arts Program, includes for the third and fourth grades the areas of listening, speaking, reading, spelling, and writing. It has priority over the commercial guides due to its highly sequential development, its emphasis on individualization of instruction,…

This teaching guide, which is the framework for the Conrad Area District (Delaware) Language Arts Program, includes for the fifth and sixth grades the areas of listening, speaking, reading, spelling, and writing. It has priority over the commercial guides due to its highly sequential development, its emphasis on individualization of instruction,…

This volume of the Total Creativity Program outlines the rationale for teaching the thinking-feeling processes on which the program is based. It also suggests ways of implementing the program in the classroom. Although the program can be implemented by individual teachers, pilot studies found that a group training program was often helpful in…

The skills listed in this booklet may form the base guideline for organizing the total school reading program or for individual classroom teachers. Several reasons are listed for constructing a reading program around a sequential listing of skills: (1) an orderly arrangement, (2) diagnosis, (3) blueprint for organizing flexible groups, (4) goal…