The general format of a representative learning module is presented to provide a guide for teachers attempting to construct their own modules. A statement of need for such a project is followed by an examination of the individual components making up most learning modules: (1) organizational numbering system; (2) general statement; (3) task…

In this issue of Communique a program to enhance communication skills in counseling is presented. The books reviewed are about transactional analysis and behavioral self-control. The vibrations column covers new developments in various areas of counseling as well as recent research and materials. Other research is reported on. (WS)

The emphasis in this bandbook is on simple, inexpensive methods of producing effective visual aids. Various methods of lettering are shown, and the planning of a layout for visual materials is discussed. Ways to make and use chalk boards, flannel boards, and bulletin boards are demonstrated, as well as the techniques of silk screen, hand…

A second study was conducted to test further the feasibility of the proficiency module (PM) "Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, and Microscopic Viewing in Science Instruction" constructed for use in an elementary science methods course. (The first study of this PM, SP003965, demonstrated the psychological feasibility of this mode of…

The first 80 pages of this report describe procedures used in assembling, cataloging, and annotating a large group of instructional materials used in educational research, development, and diffusion training programs. This section also compares the characteristics of the materials and outlines procedures used in improving four of them which were…

Described here is a pilot development of a method for analyzing the structural content of a set of teaching materials, underwritten by the Committee for Cooperation on English in Japan and conducted in cooperation with the Fulbright Program in Japan and the English Language Education Department of the Faculty of Education at Hiroshima University.…

An observational evaluation study was made to code 3-, 4-, and 5-year old children's responses and behavior to daily TV lessons. The AEL program, Around the Bend, used a format paced to permit children to respond to instructions. It included a number of different programing techniques (animation, film segments, visitors, art and crafts, animals,…

The project's purpose was to develop a source book on manpower, to be used by social workers to increase their knowledge and enhance their professional skills in this area. The report describes the sources of information used and the problems encountered in developing the source book and discusses ways in which the book can be used in social work…

The study, with 52 preservice special education teachers, focused on effects of two types of teacher manual design and two levels of material complexity on comprehension of instructional materials utilization. Two materials were selected from an instructional materials collection for less complex material and for more complex material,…

Action for Children's Television (ACT) was organized to attempt to change the nature of television (TV) for children--to persuade TV networks that children are not miniature consumers, to encourage appropriate programming for children, and to eliminate commercialism. This report of the First National Symposium of ACT presents papers of…

This paper elaborates on a list of procedures contained in an accompanying handout entitled "The 27 Steps in the Development Program." These 27 steps are subsumed under 12 categories: 1) research and information collecting, 2) planning, 3) develop preliminary form of product, 4) preliminary field testing, 5) main product revision, 6) main field…

This paper pulls together the knowledge and insights that have been accumulated in the development of Minicourses. It is expected that the guidelines will be revised and enlarged as new knowledge about this work is accumulated. The guidelines cover the following aspects of Minicourse development: initial planning, the introduction film, the…

A new kind of systems approach to science educational publishing is presented in this paper. This synergistic approach to the publishing of instructional materials for science education would require input from psychologists, scientists, classroom teachers, and science education researchers. The role of the science education researcher is…

THIS STUDY CLASSIFIED MNEMONIC STRATEGIES, EXAMINED THEIR THEORETICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND REPORTED EXPERIMENTS INVESTIGATING THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MNEMONICS IN PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THE FIRST EXPERIMENT INVESTIGATED THE COMMON MNEMONICS USED BY STUDENTS IN STUDYING A MEDICAL TEXTBOOK. THE SECOND EXPERIMENT TESTED THE…

The time and trouble taken with printed materials will most certainly be reflected in the success of the training program. In a discussion with graphic artist Richard J. Lionetti, various aspects important in communicating trainer needs to the artist are presented. (BP)