Over the past decade, schools have adopted videos as a medium to augment positive behavior interventions and support (PBIS) programming. This approach engages various stakeholders in the development and use of PBIS videos. Subsequently, most PBIS videos are created based on existing school data (e.g., office discipline referrals) and expectation…

The article describes the computer-based Integrated Civil Engineering System Project planning and control technique and discusses its applicability to a special education instructional product development project. (CL)

The article contains the text of a keynote address made to the Symposium on Delivering Appropriate Instructional Materials to the Handicapped Learner--Systems and Processes (1976, Columbus, Ohio). The business of producing instructional materials is traced. (SB)

The procedure for marketing special education materials developed by government money is detailed, and the array of technical assistance activities offered by LINC Resources is described. Material criteria is considered in terms of such aspects as timeliness, target audiences, effectiveness data, and product format. (CL)

The director of product development with a commercial publishing firm describes his company's approach to evaluating special education materials and cites examples of successful product characteristics. (CL)

To determine availability of resources to help State Departments of Education develop and disseminate materials to persons seeking information about handicapped persons, 60 agencies completed questionnaires. Results indicated a modest level of joint material development and dissemination practices but high interest and capability in future…

A generic product evaluation system was developed and validated when 13 qualified regular and special educators were trained to estimate the developmental appropriateness of 239 instructional materials. The teams provided feedback for product revision and supplementary use. The data had implications for long term planning, marketing techniques,…

A taxonomy of visual attention influencing devices for mentally retarded children is presented. Five studies involving educable mentally retarded students (primary-middle school) are discussed which identified motion, verbal pointers, arrows, and spatial location as the most effective attention influencing devices. Results had implications for…

Five different levels of instructional videodisc and microcomputer configurations are described and discussed in relation to needs and resources of the special education program. Principles of effective instruction should be applied to the development and utilization of videodisc technology.(Author/DB)

Production activities of the 1983 Educational Media Production Project for the Hearing Impaired included adaptations and developed media in the areas of concept development and decision-making skills. Activities further included field testing of 12 instructional packages and marketing and dissemination efforts for 18 materials. (CL)

Materials to promote social/emotional learning skills were tested with 80 hearing impaired elementary children. Assessment of others' emotions, perceptions of others' general character and personality traits, and of one's own affective reactions to various types of portrayed behavior helped students and teachers explore their affective reactions.…

The instructional module was field-tested with two teachers and their junior high school EMR students. Based on the scores of pretests and posttests of self-concept, the students viewed their own behavior more positively. (Author/SB)

The development and validation of a series of math and science instructional videodiscs intended for regular and remedial high school students is detailed. Development stressed the principles of effective instruction. Validation emphasized field testing and revision cycles to ensure consistent student mastery. (Author/DB)

The author, the parent of two severely mentally handicapped children, describes her sons' (11 and 13 years old) needs and how they could be met by media materials and functional aids. (BD)

The authors describe their efforts to evaluate the effects of low- and high-level computer-manipulated interactive video instruction with mentally retarded students. Potential applications for overlearning and for increased reliance on internally supplied cues are considered. (CL)