Dalton

conditions for

students

conditions for teachers

selfreliance

students must be able to work independently for  a longer time without the help of the teacher

*training of delayed attention
*motivate students to take  initiatives
*consequent process evaluation

assignments

students must be able to make several assignments from different subjects in own chosen order

*making assignments on    different
  levels
*handling guides
*assignment forms
*registration model

instruction

students learn to handle short instruction and must be motivated to find solutions themselves

*only short instruction
*teacher gives inspiration to
  take initiatives
*much stimulating material

cooperation

students must find out that co-operative learning is effective

*stimulate co-operation
*create special assignments 
  for co-operation
*arrange classroom for co-operation

choices

students must be able to make choices and decide the sequence of the assignments

*visualise the process
*clear registration
*clear class management

planning

students must make a planning before starting the work, they make use of codes or ‘day colours’

*organize a day rhythm or
  daily time-schedule
*practice the planning
*give help with ‘time eaters’
*evaluate the process daily

problems

every student has to solve the own problems, alone or together with another student without disturbing the teacher or the rest of the group

organize training in :
*delayed attention
*cooperation
*making other choices
*planning
*handling material