Alternative Models for Individualized Armor Training. Part I. Interim Report: Review and Analysis of the Literature
Abstract
This report presents a review and analysis of literature pertaining to individual and/or self-paced instruction in educational, industrial, and military settings. It describes the major types of individualized or self-paced instructional systems that have been investigated or implemented, and it examines eight factors which vary among applications of methods of individualized instruction and which are held to strongly influence the feasibility of methods for any given instructional environment (context). The eight controlling factors examined are: (1) time available/required for learning; (2) instructional personnel; (3) facilities; (4) management; (5) student populations/learner characteristics; (6) course content/task types; (7) instructional methods; and (8) media, materials, and devices. The review includes an examination of conceptual models of individualized instruction and the classification of those models. Generally, it shows that most established systems of individualized instruction are similar in terms of fundamental models and that many fundamental models are not represented by existing systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA082922
Entities
People
- Kenneth I. Epstein
- Richard K. Matlick
- Robert W. Swezey