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AMALA JOSE
B.Ed MATHEMATICS

INDIVIDUALISED INSTRUCTION
MEANING
Achieving individualization which effects the release of human
potential has been long been an important function of class
room teacher
- The year book of association for supervision
and currriculam Development,Washington
The teacher works on a personal, one to one basis with each
student
The tailoring of instruction to the particular needs and abilities
of the learner
An arrangement that makes it possible to all times for each
student to be engaged in learning those things that are most
appropriate for him-self as an individual

An instructional system is individualized when

the characteristics of each learner play a major part
in the selection of objectives , materials,procedures
and time
It is individualized instruction when decision about
objectives and how to achieve them are based on
the individual learner
Individualization may simply a system of
instruction in which any or all of the following
factors are adopted to the needs of each individual
student

NEED FOR INDIVIDUALIZATION

With the introduction of educational

technology in the field of education
successful efforts have been made to
individualize instruction in the advanced
countries on the world

OBJECTIVES

Maximum development of potentialities

Provide for the differences in learners
achievement so that the individual may attain
the maximum development of his abilities
Control the problem of quality and quantity
To control the problem of quality and
quantity in education which is posing a great
problem year after year
Universalization of primary education
To provide universal education at least up
to primary level in a society which is committed
to the goal of mass education

Facilitation of schemes
To facilitate the implementation of the
schemes of non-formal , correspondence and
in service education and training of
professionals at all levels
Effective implementation of life-long
education
To transmit the ever increasing
knowledge to the learners due to explosion
of knowledge in recent years

CHARACTERISTICS

Specification of Instructional objectives

The outcome of instructional process is
specified in operational terms
Prior Assessment
The initial behaviour of the learner is
measured prior to his entrance in to a given
instructional sequence
Individual prescription
The instruction is tailored according to the
needs and interests of individual learners

Learner selected objectives

Objectives of an instructional sequence are selected by
the learner
Active responding
The learner actively participates in the learning process
by making frequent observable responses
Explicit contegencies
Immediate feedback
The learner is immediately informed of the result of his
performance on a task
Frequent feedback
Frequent feedback is arrange to maximize
opportunities for the learner to assess adequancy of his
performance
Self-Pacing
The learner works at his own pace on the learning task

Successive approximation
The learner is led to the terminal behavior
gradually step by step
Multimedia presentation
Individualized instructional programme
makes use of multimedia

METHODS
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Programmed Instruction
Computer Assisted Instruction
Personalized Instruction
Personalized system of Instruction
Learner controlled Instruction

REFERENCE

Instructional Technology in Teacher

education-Dr.R.Anandan

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