A reference guide which was designed to assist course developers in the selection, development and testing of instructional "software" materials. (Author)

A reference guide which was designed to assist course developers in the selection, development and testing of instructional "software" materials. (Author)

The article describes three steps to help business teachers choose appropriate teaching aids: (1) identify the sources of instructional materials; (2) evaluate the materials, using a variety of criteria; and (3) select materials that avoid potential problems. (MF)

This booklet describes a visual education course at University of Akron designed to introduce selected media and their roles in teaching, learning, and the communication process. Students are involved in the selection, evaluation, and utilization of media and materials including films, filmstrips, transparencies, displays, and recordings. In…

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)

Discusses the type and scope of positive relationship existing between mediated instruction and learner attitudes, and documents successful situations that produce attitudinal outcomes. (JOW)

The initial four phases of the Training Extension Course (TEC), a project to remedy deficiencies in training programs for armed forces recruits, employed systematic instructional development and extensive audiovisual resources. The project required subcontracting for lesson production and modifications in personnel and budgeting. Posttest evidence…

A five-step process of selecting instructional strategies and media is provided in workbook form. Nine instructional strategies--four in the cognitive domain, three in the psychomotor domain, and two in the affective domain--are included, with two sample media prescriptions for each. A special flow chart table of contents shows the route through…

This is a self instructional package on the subject of self instruction. The package consists of four units: (1) the introduction, rationale, parameters, and definitions of self instruction; (2) planning and designing a self instruction package; (3) revising and individualizing a self instruction package; and (4) updating, revision, and…

Foreign-language methodology courses do not generally provide potential teachers with sufficient criteria for judging either the most reasonable format or the probable cost/labor effectiveness of media materials which could be used to advantage in their classes. Opportunities for practical application of the student's knowledge, particularly where…

Compares past methods of teaching languages with the current emphasis on teaching oral/aural skills. The use of technology is then discussed, in particular the language laboratory, the videotape recorder, the videodisk, and the computer. Suggestions are offered on how to adapt each for educational purposes. (23 references) (CFM)

Intended for use by educators, school administrators, and other educational decisionmakers, this guide describes what is known about media, explores school and student characteristics that can affect the selection and acceptance of media, and identifies the conditions under which media can be used most productively in teaching basic skills.…

A discussion of authoring system technology is based on a review of 80 products. Alternative authoring approaches are described; assumptions underlying development of authoring systems and their use are examined; selection procedures and criteria sensitive to varied needs are suggested; and trends in software development, evaluation, marketing,…

To investigate the correlation between personality and student use of individualized instruction, 135 dental students were allowed to choose instructional materials. Forty-five accessed both computer and slide/tape programs, 65 used materials in only one format, and 25 used no materials. An analysis of course performance, academic predicators,…

The Materials Acquisition Project was created by the Bilingual Education Programs Branch of the U.S. Office of Education to make available information concerning instructional materials currently published in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries to teachers of elementary and secondary bilingual-bicultural education classes in the United…