A study sought to develop a measure to assess educational self-direction of teachers in continuing education. A questionnaire with three dimensions of educational self-direction--closeness of supervision, routinization, and substantive complexity of work--was administered to supervisors, teachers, teacher aides, parent coordinators, social…

SO THAT TEACHERS MAY LEARN TO IDENTIFY AND CONSTRUCT BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES, 2 TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING SLIDE-TAPES WERE COMPARED ON THE BASIS OF STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SLIDE-TAPES PRODUCED AND OF ACHIEVEMENT RESULTING FROM THEIR USE. THE TECHNIQUES WERE RATIONAL ANALYSIS (RA) AND SELF-SEQUENCING (SS). RATIONAL ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX TERMINAL…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE WHETHER SERIAL LEARNING EFFICIENCY DEPENDS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PART SIZE AND THE EMPIRICALLY DETERMINED MEMORY SPAN OF THE LEARNERS. ISSUES EXPLORED WERE THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN REHEARSABILITY AND EFFORT IN OPTIMIZING THIS RELATIONSHIP, AND FEASIBILITY OF A FLEXIBLE PART SIZE. A MEASURE OF MEMORY SPAN WAS…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESSFUL SECONDARY SCHOOL INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS (ISPS). THE METHOD CHOSEN TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE INVOLVED THREE STEPS--(1) THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS RECOMMENDED IN THE LITERATURE, (2) CASE STUDIES OF THREE HIGHLY…

The main purpose of this project was to discover favorable and unfavorable aspects of the 4-1-4 month calendar plan. The report contains information presented in tabular form obtained by questionnaire from 35 colleges and universities. An introduction and summary accompanies each of the 9 tables. Four of the tables summarize responses from 10…

Two papers are presented here: "History of Individualized Instruction" by Dr. Robert Scanlon, and "Self-Directed Learning: the Master Key to Educational Reform" by Dr. Glen Heathers. Dr. Scanlon's paper briefly outlines the goals of the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program and discusses its place in the development…

Independent study involves those activities that help students develop the capacity for self-paced, lifelong learning. Independent study may be pursued concurrently with regular courses or as an intensive experience by itself. A major question faced by all who consider offering independent study concerns the students. Few institutions offer…

The introduction during the 1960's of "how-to-study methods" into the Danish educational system has been replaced by stagnation because the basis of research was too unreliable, experimental teaching was overoptimistic and marked by haste, group work has gained in popularity at the expense of independent study, and the term…

A study was made to (a) describe how self-paced Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) training affects the Army assignment system; (b) identify ways the existing assignment system can accommodate individualized instruction; and (c) suggest modifications to the assignment system to provide better integration of self-paced training with assignment…

"Education in the Twenty First Century" was the theme of this first Annual Meeting of the European Home Study Council (EHSC), which was preceded by a congress on October 28, 1968. This theme reflects the thoughts of the EHSC as to the future direction of home study if increasing demands for education are to be met. The speeches are preceded by "An…