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ERIC Number: EJ197125
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Feb
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Self Paced Instruction: An Innovation That Failed.
Ainsworth, L. L.
Teaching of Psychology, v6 n1 p42-46 Feb 1979
Describes a self-paced instruction design for a university introduction to psychology course and presents factors which caused the course to fail. Concludes that a significant number of undergraduate students are incompetent and do not possess study skills necessary for a self-paced course. (KC)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Course Evaluation, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Independent Study, Psychology, Student Characteristics, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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