Chapter 9: Accommodating Instruction to Meet Individual Needs
Weblinks


Below you will find weblinks for this chapter of Educational Psychology.

NEAG Center for Gifted Education & Talent Development
This website presents research and programs in support of grouping for gifted and talented students.

Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Highlights
Go to the listing for Winter 1993-94 (Volume 6, Number 1) of this publication and click on the article entitled "What they say really matters: Ability grouping neither helps nor hurts."

Mastery Learning Workshop
The Educational Development Resource Centre at Hong Kong Polytechnic University offers an online mastery learning worshop and other resources.

Individualized Instruction and Community
Involvement Engage Dropouts in Learning This site provides a detailed study of City Academy in St. Paul, Minnesota, which provides individualized instruction for students at risk of dropping out.

Educational Projects and Internet Integration
Follow the web link below and then click the button to reach "Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators"; then click "Educational Resources."

Internet Activities for the K-12 Classroom
Check out some of the Internet activities contributed to the Louisiana Challenge program to integrate technology and learning.

National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students
This is an institute within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. After reaching the site, click on the link for Directed Research and Publications.

Education Week on the Web
The URL below will take you to the main site and current issue of Education Week. If you click on "Archives," you can look up articles from past issues. For a different perspective on at-risk students, look up the June 9, 1993 issue, which contains several articles on resilience and "children who defy the odds." (Under the date indicator, make sure the box for 1990 onward is checked, and key in 6/9/93 in the search box. Click "Get results," and 45 listings will appear.)

Critical Issue: Providing Effective Schooling for Students at Risk
Pathways for School Improvement, sponsored by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, offers the following Critical Issue discussion of programs for students at risk, including audio clips of various educators speaking to the issue.

Educational Research and Improvement: Reports and Studies
When you reach the website below, click on "At-Risk Students" to access several online publications dealing with students at risk.

Early Intervention Programs
Visit the site for two noted early intervention programs, Success for All and Roots and Wings, both developed by Robert E. Slavin.

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