KOREA : ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL PILOT PROJECT

PROJECT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL EFFORT TO EXTEND "FREE" EDUCATION, FORMERLY THROUGH ONLY THE SIXTH GRADE, THROUGH TO THE NINTH GRADE WHILE PROVIDING MORE MODERN EFFECTIVE, AND COST-(EFFICIENT) EDUCATIONAL METHODS. PROJECT CONSISTS OF ESTABLISHING A PILOT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN ONE KOREAN CITY, UTILIZING AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM DESIGN FORMULATED BY THE CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, FLORIDA STATE UNIV (FSU) UNDER A PRIOR AID CONTRACT. THIS DESIGN INCORPORATES FOUR AREAS OF CHANGE FROM PRESENT SYSTEM: 1. A NEW CURRICULUM IMPHASIZING GOALS RELEVANT TO THE DEVELOPING JOB MARKET, ESTABLISHING SOCIAL INTIRATIVE SKILL, AND PROMOTING PROGRESSIVE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT IN ENJOYMENT OF AESTHETIC PURSUITS; 2. RIGROUPING OF STUDENTS INTO INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS OF 300 EACH, CLASSED ACCORDING TO EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT RATHER THAN AGE-EACH UNIT INSTRUCTED BY A 4-PERSON TEACHING TEAM ASSISTED BY PROGRAMMED TELEVISION; 3. UTILIZATION OF PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION THEORY; 4. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFFING - EACH MEMBER OF 4-PERSON TEACHNING TEAM ASSUMING DIFFERENT YET COMPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. FSU"S ROLE IN PRESENT PROJECT IS AS A CONSULTATIVE RESOURCE FOR THE KEDI-INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE E-M SYSTEM, AND AS A TRAINING CENTER FOR E-M PILOT PROGRAM R&D PARTICIPANTS. PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED AND ADMINISTRATED BY THE KEDI, EXCLUSIVELY, AND UTILIZES A FIVE-YEAR PROCESS WITH RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND STEP-BY-STEP VALIDATION TAKING PLACE DURING THE FIRST FOUR YEARS WITH FULL APPLICATION OF THE DEVISED FSU EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DESIGN INSTITUTED THE FIFTH YEAR. THE "FREE" YEARS OF A STUDENT"S EDUCATION.