It has been suggested that both internal (e.g., acceptability) and external (e.g., feasibility) factors should be taken under consideration in order to fully understand children's usage of interventions designed to improve their behavior. The purpose of this study was to initiate development of a student self-report measure (Children's Usage…

Discusses the eight steps in developing an instructional videotape: planning, brainstorming content, sequencing the storyline, defining the treatment, developing the introduction and conclusion, scripting the video and audio, controlling the production, and specifying the postproduction. (DMM)

Historically, educational institutions have largely relied on in-house development of administrative software. However, the costs of skilled programmers and rapidly advancing technology are making in-house development too expensive. These and other factors are addressed and changes needed for future educational administrative computing support are…

Discusses insights gained through the production of a videotape entitled "School Improvement Through Staff Development" by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Addresses both the tape's subject matter and methods of communicating that matter. Second article in series; for part I, see EA 518 619 (Educational…

To contribute usefully to a lecture, slides containing tabulated or diagrammatic textual information need to be simple and legible. Such slides can be made by following a few straightforward rules and techniques. Several of these rules and techniques are provided. (JN)

Outlines how the National Education Association's Educational Computer Service program for evaluation of educational software is run, and responds to critics of the program. (MD)

The article describes the development of a type size transparency/overlay for visually handicapped children developed for use by teachers and librarians in school libraries and media centers. Samples of type sizes, an introductory letter regarding the development project, and a large print survey sheet are included. (Author/SBH)

Presents and expands upon a seven-step model that is used to identify factors that bear consideration in the development of audiovisual materials for presentations. (JD)

Offers 10 specific suggestions for redefining the role of homework in mathematics instruction in order to teach students to see homework as a tool and an integral part of learning. (DMM)

The author points out assumptions to be considered in simplifying printed materials for use by hearing impaired students. It is pointed out that, according to psycholinguists, meaning is imposed by the reader on the surface structure prior to syntactic analysis or the sampling of linguistic cues. (SB)

The "Rewriting Technique" (which reduces a textbook chapter, article, or story to a desired reading level) is a method for meeting the reading needs of secondary level learning disabled students. (SW)

Discussion of the development of written instructional materials for distance education focuses on the transformation of existing materials into good teaching materials by course teams. Changes in the course as a whole are considered as well as changes in the materials; checklists are provided; and examples are given of transformed materials.…

This article is the third contribution to a research methods series dedicated to getting good results from survey research. In this series, "good results" is a stenographic term used to define surveys that yield accurate and meaningful information that decision makers can use with confidence when conducting program evaluation and policy assessment…

Discusses how the Minnesota Cooperative Extension Service has developed computer programs and used computer technology to improve and expand its educational efforts in food and nutrition. Difficulties encountered in program development are indicated. (BC)

Describes the development and improvement of a set of programs and programming techniques which made possible the effective "microcomputerization" of practically an entire university's professor evaluation process at very little cost to the institution. Sample output and program listing are included. (JN)