Recent experience indicates that the quality of the present educational programs can be improved more by systematic selection of what is to be taught than by improving how it is taught. (Author)

Preliminary data on the longitudinal study, Project Talent, indicate that education is making a large and important contribution to the quality of life of those sampled. Two main areas in which a large discrepancy exists between needs and present status are cited. (AM)

The objective of this survey study was to find some tentative answers to the question of how well educational programs are meeting the needs of students. The study design included several unique features intended to increase both the validity and the practical applicability of the results. The first feature was to establish an empirical framework…

Changing trends in education have many implications for the elementary and secondary schools of the seventies. Concepts and principles will replace specific objectives and the ability to reason, judge, and communicate will be taught instead of simple facts. (CK)

The inadequacy of the traditional educational program has been clearly shown in the results of Project Talent. To remedy these defects, the Project PLAN Educational system includes six principle components: (1) an extensive informational program describing the opportunities, roles, and activities for which the student might prepare; (2) ability…

Project TALENT is a large-scale, long-range educational research effort aimed at developing methods for the identification, development, and utilization of human talents, which has involved some 440,000 students in 1,353 public, private, and parochial secondary schools in all parts of the country. Data collected through teacher-administered tests,…

The study examined the effects of educational experiences on an individual's quality of life after completion of formal schooling. The sample was 500 men and 500 women representative of the entire population of 15-year-olds in the United States in 1960. Because they had participated in Project TALENT during 1960, files were available on their…

Component aspects of Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN), a systems approach to individualized education on the elementary and secondary school levels, are discussed. PLAN, which has been in operation in twelve selected school districts in California and in the northeastern U.S. since 1966, focuses on assisting the individual to…