A Comparison of Individualized and Group Instruction in Science: Effects on Third Grade Pupils.

The article focuses on the study that compares the effects of instruction presented in the individual, audio-tutorial mode and the familiar teacher-directed, a group mode, on third grade pupils in the U.S. The effect of the different instructional modes include pupils instructed individually in the audio-tutorial mode, will be distracted from tasks less than pupils who are instructed in a group. Furthermore, pupils who are individually instructed will demonstrate great achievement on the post-test than pupils who receive group instruction.