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| FINN, JAMES D. | 8 |
| MCBEATH, RONALD J. | 1 |
| PERRIN, DONALD G. | 1 |
| WEDBERG, DESMOND P. | 1 |
| WILLIAMS, DELOSS E. | 1 |
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FINN, JAMES D.; WILLIAMS, DELOSS E. – 1961
IN ORDER TO DEVELOP ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS FOR USING SPONSORED FILMS, A SURVEY CONCERNING PRACTICES IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF THE FILMS IN HIGH SCHOOLS WAS MADE. FOLLOWING A GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF SCHOOLS (GRADES 9 THROUGH 12) IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEACHERS WERE INTERVIEWED. FILMS COVERING SIMILAR MATERIAL BUT HAVING DIFFERENT TITLES AND…
Descriptors: Films, High School Students, Instructional Films, Interviews
FINN, JAMES D.; MCBEATH, RONALD J. – 1961
THIS STUDY COMPARED THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS IN FACTUAL LEARNING OF (1) A CAPTIONED FILMSTRIP, (2) A CAPTIONED FILMSTRIP WITH NARRATION, (3) A SOUND FILMSTRIP, AND (4) A FILMOGRAPH. (THE FILMOGRAPH WAS MADE BY PHOTOGRAPHING STILL PICTURES ON MOTION PICTURE FILM.) THE STUDY TESTED THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THE FILMOGRAPHY COULD TEACH MORE EFFECTIVELY.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Films, Filmstrips, Grade 6
FINN, JAMES D.; PERRIN, DONALD G. – 1960
THE ROLE OF EQUIPMENT IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF INSTRUCTION WAS EXPLORED. PROJECTION EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED SINCE 1955 AS WELL AS CONCEPTS OF PLANNING, FINANCING, AND ADMINISTRATION WERE DISCUSSED. EXAMPLES OF POST-1955 IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED (1) INCREASED LIGHT OUTPUT DUE TO NEW LIGHT SOURCES AND IMPROVED OPTICS, (2) INCREASED EASE OF OPERATION…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Equipment, Educational Technology, Films
FINN, JAMES D. – 1965
THE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND MEDIA PROJECT (ITM) HELD A THIRD ADVISORY PANEL MEETING IN LOS ANGELES ON JANUARY 7, 8, AND 9, 1965. RELATIVE TO THE MEETING, THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AMONG OTHERS--(1) AN OUTLINE ON TECHNIQUES OF MULTI-STREEN-MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION, (2) FILM TREATMENTS WITH FORWARDING LETTERS TO THE U.S.…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Technology, Films, Information Dissemination
FINN, JAMES D.
THE PROBLEM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO PREPARE A PLAN WHICH WOULD PERMIT AN ECONOMICAL AND RELIABLE SHOWING OF THE CONTENT OF A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION ENTITLED "THE REVOLUTION IN INSTRUCTION." IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO PACKAGE THE PRESENTATION IN THE FORM AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS. THE REPORT PROVIDES A RATIONALE FOR THE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Educational Technology, Equipment Utilization, Films
FINN, JAMES D.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THIS STUDY PLOTS THE QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE GROWTH OF AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES, PRINCIPALLY OVER THE PERIOD, 1930-60. ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT ARE CONSIDERED ONE CATEGORY OF THE GROWTH OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN AMERICAN EDUCATION. THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT SELECTED FOR THE ANALYSIS OF GROWTH PATTERNS WERE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Broadcast Reception Equipment, Educational Technology
FINN, JAMES D.; WEDBERG, DESMOND P. – 1963
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SIMULATED AND OF ACTUAL OBSERVATIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS WERE COMPARED FOR THE INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN A SEQUENCE OF FIVE COLLEGE COURSES REQUIRED IN TEACHER TRAINING. A TOTAL OF 151 STUDENTS IN FOUR SECTIONS OF THE INTRODUCTORY COURSE WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO THREE GROUPS WHICH--(1) OBSERVED A MINIMUM OF 30 HOURS IN…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Class Activities, College Students, Films
FINN, JAMES D.; AND OTHERS – 1961
THIS IS THE SECOND PAPER RELEASED BY THE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEALING WITH THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN AMERICAN EDUCATION. THE BASIS OF THE WORK PRESENTED HERE WAS THE L. PAUL SAETTLER'S DISSERTATION, "THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATION IN EDUCATION"…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Communications, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Technology
