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individualized instruction

a method of instruction characterized by one-to-one teaching and self-paced learning directed toward progressive goals that reflect course or curriculum objectives. Teachers assist students in identifying skills that need development or knowledge that needs to be acquired. Group projects are also incorporated in the program.

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January 30th 2025

Meckel’s syndrome

Meckel’s syndrome

a congenital disorder marked by microcephaly; eye, ear, and olfactory abnormalities; and varying degrees of brain-tissue anomalies. Some affected children show premature closure of skull sutures. The patients either are stillborn or die in early infancy. [Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781–1833), German anatomist]