The development of a modularized/individualized educational/adolescent psychology course has been based on commercially available texts and films. In spite of frequent changes in materials, students' achievement has been maintained by use of integrated study guides, frequent testing, and immediate feedback. A tightly structured program can overcome conceptual and format differences in commercial materials.
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