This handbook is designed to assist its users in gathering information about elements of educational technology by defining standardized terms and providing a structure showing the interrelationships between those terms. It is intended to serve as a reference tool for researchers, statisticians, and others who gather and interpret data about…

This report describes the observer's manual and the corresponding trainer's manual for the classroom observation instrument which was designed to code the behavior of the teacher during reading instruction. The "Reading: Teacher Observation Scale (TOS)" has been designed to be used with a corresponding observation instrument which…

This report describes the observer's manual and the corresponding trainer's manual for the classroom observation instrument which was designed to code the behavior of students during reading instruction. The "Reading: Student Observation Scale" has been designed to be used with a corresponding observation instrument which focuses on the…

A task force of librarians and audiovisual specialists was assembled to resolve differences among the several existing guidelines available for the cataloging of nonprint media and to establish a media code suitable for both manual and automated systems. The guidelines which it issued deal with procedures, terminology and codes, and set forth a…

The Statewide Film Library Network developed this procedural appendix for use by staff members of participating libraries so that they could organize their procedures along lines compatible with the system. The general objectives of the manual are to indicate steps in sending and receiving messages within the Network, to suggest methods for the…

This manual provides guidelines, practical suggestions, and technical information for conducting a comprehensive child development needs survey, primarily at the county or multi-county level. Included are: (1) general guidelines, (2) a 37-item needs assessment survey form and (3) appendices concerning (a) sample selection, (b) interviewer…

The use of computer technology for the storage and rapid retrieval of information about instructional media requires the development of nationally accepted guidelines or standards for catalog information and computer input. The Department of Audiovisual Instruction (DAVI) organized a task force to develop standards for cataloging educational media…

This document consists of 12 chapters pertaining to the role, scope, and functions of the Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System in regulating Texas public junior colleges, and presents the Board rules and regulations regarding junior college program development and operations. Chapters include: (1) statutory authority of…

Introduces college level geography students to the International System of Units (SI), a standardized set of units used in science, engineering, and commerce. Identifies the SI base units as meter, kilogram, second, kelvin, ampere, mole, and candela. Includes geographically relevant examples of each. (MJP)