An attempt was made to compare two instructional techniques. The study involved 64 students in two experimental groups and 65 as controls. Two instructional treatments (scripts and tapes) and two units of biological subject matter were utilized. One experimental group was given audio tapes, the other written scripts for the first unit. In the…

This was a quantified study on the learning of certain theoretical topics in general chemistry as influenced by two methods of visual technique (single concept films, overhead projections). Four classes of chemistry students (non-science majors) registered in sections on a random basis, participated. Objective, multiple choice tests on each of the…

This investigation compared time-compressed lectures with lectures taped at a normal word rate and examined the direct application of compressed lectures to the educational process. Participants in this study, 87 college students enrolled in Botany 100, were randomly assigned to four groups--one control group and three treatment groups. The…

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a fourth-grade arithmetic sequence based on calculator flow-charting with those of traditional textbook instruction. Both achievement and attitude were compared. Students were matched on the basis of intelligence (Otis Quick-Scoring Mental Ability Beta Test Form EM) and sex, and then randomly…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not Arts on the Square in Richmond, Virginia needed a multimedia center to enhance the implementation of its instructional art culturally-oriented programs. The study was descriptive, using the purposive non-probability sampling technique. The instrument used in the study was designed for Arts…

Designed for use by teachers, librarians, and media specialists, the slide/tape program described presents an introduction to the production and uses of educational slides in the classroom with emphasis on the relative ease of producing and using slides, as compared to other visual media. This paper includes discussions of the reasons for local…

This study investigated the effectiveness of using the Calcumate, a copyrighted commercially available product, in teaching subtraction to average, disturbed, and retarded children in third, fourth, and fifth grades. The mechanical device simulates borrowing in subtraction problems involving two-digit numbers. Forty students were given these…

The major purposes of this study were to determine the effect of a specific cognitive organizer, the Structured Overview (SO), on reading comprehension and to assess the effect of accompanying the overview with a set of directions for its use. One hundred twenty-four undergraduate members of a developmental reading course were randomly assigned to…

The major purposes of this study were to evaluate the effect of the use of slide/tape units as an instructional aid for the teaching of laboratory technique in the college general chemistry laboratory and to determine if special instruction in creativity would effect creativity in chemistry. The units were evaluated under three conditions of…

This study attempted to determine if secondary school teachers who had had a formal course in educational media as part of their professional training (1) utilize it more frequently than do colleagues without such a course; (2) view the adequacy of their professional preparation in educational media differently than colleagues without such…

A total of 272 children participated in a study of the effectiveness of three support systems for cuing sixth grade students in interpreting the metaphoric language of poetry. The first system involved regular classroom teachers who applied their own verbal cuing, the second included external instructional support through media and the teachers'…

This study compares the effects of two procedures for teaching communication skills to graduate students enrolled in a masters-level counseling and guidance program. Skill training was based on Carkhuff's model and used refinements made by Gazda. Three treatment settings were established: 12 hours of skills training using videotape equipment, 12…

Various methods of learning employed to solve problems in mechanical engineering are presented. Results indicate that video recording and playback to students is the most effective instruction process. A comparison of analytical thinking to rote memory was made, and variables which affect learning, such as personality, are discussed. (NTIS)

This historical study describes the development of braille and non-braille devices designed to aid the blind in arithmetic computations. Several such devices are described and evaluated. The author concludes that documentation of the development of arithmetic devices is unavailable, especially about the nature of 17th and 18th century devices…

An electronic simulation model was designed, constructed, and then field tested to determine student opinion of its effectiveness as an instructional aid. The model was designated as the Equilibrium System Simulator (ESS). The model was built on the principle of electrical symmetry applied to the Wheatstone bridge and was constructed from readily…