Managed integrated teaching providing individualized instruction

A method for providing objectively managed, individually tailored integrated teaching, comprising the steps of:

• determining an individual's fund of knowledge in a particular subject;
• determining deficiencies in the individual's fund of knowledge in the particular subject;
• placing the individual in a group, wherein each member of the group possesses a similar fund of knowledge in the particular subject;
• providing instruction for the group, wherein the instruction is provided, by an instructor, at a level of complexity that can be understood by the members of the group;
• providing individualized, computer based instruction to the individual in the form of at least one lesson to remediate determined deficiencies in the individual's fund of knowledge.

A method for providing objectively managed, individually tailored learning, comprising the steps of:

• determining an individual's fund of knowledge in a particular subject;
• determining deficiencies in the individual's fund of knowledge in the particular subject;
• placing the individual in a group, wherein each member of the group possesses a similar fund of knowledge in the particular subject;
• providing direct instruction for the group, wherein the direct instruction is provided, by an instructor, at a level of complexity that can be understood by the members of the group.

A method for providing individually tailored, objectively managed, group teaching, comprising the steps of:

• providing at least one individual with an initial assessment test in a subject area;
• assessing the individual's initial assessment test responses to determine the individual's fund of knowledge in the subject area;
• assessing the individual's initial assessment test responses to identify any deficiencies in the individual's fund of knowledge;
• generating an individualized, specific computer-based individual instruction plan for the individual, wherein the individual instruction plan includes individual lessons, which cover determined areas in which the individual has a deficient fund of knowledge;
• providing the individual with at least one individualized lesson, based on the individual's determined individual instruction plan;
• allowing the individual to progress through the provided individual lesson;
• providing, upon completion of the provided individual lesson, a lesson mastery test to determine whether the individual mastered the provided individual lesson;
• determining, based on responses to the lesson mastery test, whether the individual mastered the provided individual lesson;
• providing, if it is determined that the individual has not mastered the provided individual lesson, at least one additional individual lesson;
• providing, if it is determined that the individual has mastered the provided individual lesson a next individualized lesson, based on the individual's determined individual instruction plan;
• placing the individual in a group based on the individual's determined fund of knowledge, wherein each member of the group possesses a similar fund of knowledge in the particular subject;
• providing the group with periodic, generalized instruction that is commensurate with the group's determined fund of knowledge within the subject area;
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• periodically reassess each individual's progress and redistribute the individuals within the various the groups as necessary to maximize group dynamics and effectiveness.