EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED TO DISCOVER WHETHER INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS IN COLOR WERE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN BLACK AND WHITE VERSIONS OF THE SAME FILMS. IN ONE EXPERIMENT, COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE VERSIONS OF FIVE INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS WERE SHOWN TO 500 NINTH- AND 10-GRADE STUDENTS, HALF THE STUDENTS SEEING THE COLOR FILMS AND THE OTHER HALF SEEING THE…

Discusses a study that tested whether guided examination of selected poems and songs would increase proclivity for work and appreciation of work values. Compared the effectiveness of the infusion intervention with a more traditional career planning treatment. (JOW)

The author outlines his views concerning the scope and methodology of secondary school economics instruction and the place that instructional films have in teaching economics. (Editor/RK)

Provides an annotated filmography of films that present the hazards of smoking. (TJ)

A course at the University of Illinois entitled "Shakespeare on Film" is discussed briefly, and an annotated list of Shakespeare films for the classroom teacher is provided in this paper. Thirteen films are listed: three versions of "Hamlet,""Henry V,""Julius Caesar," four versions of…

Reports a study to determine whether students acquiring information from videotapes would score as high on a competence test of computer literacy material as students acquiring the same information via lectures. Indicates no significant difference, but notes that students saw no usefulness for the material, regardless of presentation method. (JK)

THE JAMESVILLE-DEWITT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS CENTER, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, JOINTLY ESTABLISHED A DEMONSTRATION CENTER AT JAMESVILLE-DEWITT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING READING INSTRUCTION IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12. THE CENTER OPERATED FROM SEPTEMBER 1963 THROUGH JUNE 1966 UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE PROJECT…

"Give and Take" is a series of 12 15-minute television/film programs and related print materials on economics and consumer economics designed for 13- to 15-year-olds. The series purposes are to improve economics' knowledge and decision-making skills. This booklet contains reviews of six research studies that examined the impact of the…

THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE INTER-UNIVERSITY FILM PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A SERIES OF 20 "STIMULUS FILMS" FOR USE IN TEACHER EDUCATION. THE PRESENT PROJECT WAS TO DEVELOP 24 SUCH FILM SCRIPTS AND AN ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCRIPTS, TREATING PROBLEMS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, WAS BASED…

IN A GUIDE TO ALL FILMS AVAILABLE FREE OF COST (NO RENTAL, SERVICE, OR SALES COST) THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES GENERALLY, WITH THOSE AVAILABLE IN CANADA INDICATED SEPARATELY, 4,751 TITLES ARE LISTED WITH ANNOTATIONS. OF THESE, 1,056 TITLES ARE NEW. THERE ARE TITLE, SUBJECT, AND SOURCE INDICES. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY EDUCATORS PROGRESS…

After briefly discussing the philosophy of sex education and appraising generally the nature of the instructional methods and materials currently in use in the schools, the author provides brief but incisive reviews of a number of films, filmstrips, and other instructional materials dealing with sex. The reviews are continued in the succeeding…

Two groups of tenth-grade Israeli students were instructed in Chemistry using either films or laboratory experiments. Results of this study show that the films were an effective substitute for students' individual laboratory work. (MLH)

A history teacher lists and evaluates films he has found particularly effective in his high school history course. (JB)

The purpose of this review was to assess the scope and quality of existing audiovisual materials on the United States Constitution available for use in secondary grades 7 to 12. A panel of six educators reviewed 87 audiovisual programs and found that the scope of coverage emphasizes 2 major areas: major principles of the Constitution and appraisal…