I’ve been looking at used shorthand books online and I’ve come across “Individual Progress Method,”
“Structured Learning Method,” and “Programmed Gregg Shorthand, Experimental Edition.”
Does anyone have any idea what the difference is in these books?
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Carlos posted a detailed description of the Programmed/Experimental book in 2014. Here's a short link to the thread–
http://tinyurl.com/j9yb535
–scroll down to the second paragraph of message #2.a
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There was some talk of the Individual Progress Method book in a 2006 thread–
http://greggshorthand.blogspot.com/2006/03/individual-progress-method-djs.html
Thank you Rich. I appreciate it.
If you're not familiar with programmed instruction, each lesson is divided in smaller portions. A principle is introduced, and immediately there are questions related to that particular principle to make sure the student understands. If the student responds correctly, then he/she can proceed to the next subdivision, and continue as such until the end of the lesson. So the key feature is that each lesson is divided in smaller blocks.
The individual progress method was also designed for individual instruction, but the approach is slightly different, as the lessons (40 of them) are not subdivided. In comparison to the Programmed book, the individual progress method contains more connected material (paragraphs, letters).
That's interesting. Do you know what "structured learning method" is?
I'll found out and report.
Carlos, I am wondering if "structured learning method" is what they called the regular teaching method (not the Functional Method.)
Here's a link to a book listed as such:
http://www.amazon.com/Shorthand-Structured-Learning-Diamond-Jubilee/dp/0070578958/ref=sr_1_59?ie=UTF8&qid=1453837208&sr=8-59&keywords=gregg+shorthand%2C+diamond+jubilee
No, it's a different book. That image is a mistake.