Personalized instruction : the key to student achievement / James W. Keefe, John M. Jenkins.

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Edition:2nd ed.
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • The school learning environment
  • Basic elements of personalized instruction : culture
  • Basic elements of personalized instruction : context
  • Strategies and tactics for personalizing instruction
  • Authentic assessment and progress reporting
  • Personalizing the disciplines
  • The structure and organization of personalization.

  • Introducing Personalized Instruction
  • 1. The School Learning Environment
  • New School Culture
  • Types of Learning Environments
  • Systems Thinking
  • Personalization
  • Earlier Initiatives
  • Contemporary Initiatives
  • 2. Basic Elements of Personalized Instruction: Culture
  • Some Antecedents of Personalized Instruction
  • Basic Elements of Personalized Instruction
  • Dual Teacher Role
  • Diagnosis of Student Learning Characteristics
  • Culture of Collegiality
  • 3. Basic Elements of Personalized Instruction: Context
  • Interactive Learning Environments
  • Flexible Scheduling and Pacing
  • Authentic Assessment
  • The Big Picture
  • 4. Strategies and Tactics for Personalizing Instruction
  • Typology of Approaches to Personalized Instruction
  • Perspective from the Present
  • 5. Authentic Assessment and Progress Reporting
  • Attributes of Authentic Assessment
  • Authentic Assessment Practices
  • Assessment Issues and Pitfalls
  • Progress Reporting
  • 6. Personalizing the Disciplines
  • The Humanities
  • Topic Study or Storyline at the High School Level
  • The Sciences
  • The Arts
  • Business Education
  • Physical Education
  • Reflection
  • 7. The Structure and Organization of Personalization
  • The Plan
  • School Budget and Management
  • School Facilities
  • School Staffing Considerations
  • Teaming
  • Flexible Scheduling
  • Community Involvement
  • Quality Exemplars
  • Retrospective.