This twenty-fifth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the competencies needed to operate film equipment and to use films in presenting information in the classroom or laboratory. The terminal objective for the module is to…

In developing countries, the means of both providing school-age children with a basic education and extending secondary and technical education are adversely affected by the lack of educational facilities. In addition, vast numbers of adults need to be taught to read and write so that they can participate in the process of development. Experts on…

Interest in audiovisual aids in education has been increased by the shortage of classrooms and good teachers and by the modern predisposition toward learning by visual concepts. Effective utilization of audiovisual materials and equipment depends most importantly, on adequate preparation of the teacher in operating equipment and in coordinating…

Intended to describe how audiovisual teaching materials and new techniques are presently used for educational purposes in Japan, this booklet first provides an outline of the current status and structure of Japanese public education. The status of other types of education outside of the public school system is also covered briefly. An overview of…

This twenty-third in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in operating overhead and opaque project equipment and in using overhead and opaque materials to present information in the classroom or laboratory. The terminal objective for the module…

At a summer conference held in 1966 at Lexington High School in Massachusetts, participants, representative geographically and by learning level, developed packets of audiovisual materials for Music Education. The use of these packets (accompanied by study guides) during the following academic year, 1966-67, was followed by a second summer…

The intention of a research project was to determine the effectiveness of the Personalized, Individualized, Vocational Occupations Training (PIVOT) materials developed by the School District of Philadelphia in developing entry-level competency in secondary school vocational students. The subject areas selected for the study were industrial…

Visual instruction--the use of interesting or clarifying objective illustrations such as specimens, maps, pictures, and the like--are as old as formal instruction or what is now thought of as organized education. In recent years, however, new visual mediums or aids have been introduced into instructional practices, many of which have a special…

An observational recording system was devised to record and to replay the stream of classroom events--nonverbal events, as well as verbal. Although videotape recording/closed circuit television has been used in similar systems, the one here used selected 35mm. stills made from 16mm. film. The stills were then synchronized with tape recordings and…

This report is an account of a survey entitled, "A Project to Survey the Motion Picture Production Facilities of Selected Colleges and Universities in the United States," which was conducted by the University Film Foundation during the Spring and Fall of 1960, under a contract with the U.S. Office of Education. Reasons for the survey included the…

This twenty-seventh in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the competencies needed to operate videotape recording equipment and to use television and videotape productions in the classroom or laboratory effectively. Introductory…

The purpose of this annotated guide is to assist educators in locating sources of information leading to the more effective use of educational media in teaching and learning situations. Its 6 parts provide: (1) published lists of new educational media--motion pictures, filmstrips, and records, tapes and transcriptions; (2) information about…