This document is intended to improve the critical viewing skills and increase the understanding and appreciation of what is viewed. Included are the chapters: (1) "Critical Thinking: The Parts of an Argument," intended to develop a process to help a person judge arguments in what is read, seen, and heard; (2) "Critical Viewing:…

The term "visual literacy" generally refers to the interpretation of the formal structure of film or television and carries with it the notion that the interpreter has knowledge of the use of camera angles, lighting, flashbacks, and so forth. However, many visual conventions encountered in movies or television may be interpreted even by…

The effectiveness of two media types (sound film and still slides with audiotape) in changing student attitudes, and their impact on students varying in field dependency levels was examined. Subjects, 82 college students scoring at the high and low extremes of the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT), were randomly assigned to either a (1) multi-cue…

Based on data compiled from issues of the American Library Association's Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, this paper analyzes over 500 censorship cases occurring in U.S. educational institutions and public libraries from 1976 through 1980, and makes a comparison with a previous study of U.S. censorship covering 1966 to 1975. Information is…

Report on the 21st Northwest Conference, "Toward Student-Centered Foreign-Language Programs," held in Washington, D.C., on April 18-20, 1974. (PMP)

A college professor discusses his experiences in developing and teaching a multimedia course on American cultural and intellectual history 1920-1945. The course goal is to involve students actively in the learning process and to help them understand society as multidimensional. The course uses motion pictures as primary sources. (Author/RM)

The study of perceptual genres offers opportunities for the treatment of films in a variety of course structures. (JH)

Comprehension of film was studied in an ATI (aptitude x treatment interaction) framework which investigated comprehension as a function of the interaction of the stimulation-seeking motive (arousal) and degree of structure in information presented in film. Three levels of organizational coherence of a short film and two levels of the stimulation…

This document describes an instructional packet designed to help teachers develop effective techniques for monitoring classroom behavior. Monitoring student classroom behavior requires the possession of a meaningful set of categories with which to describe student behavior, the ability to identify examples of those behaviors in the context of…

Basic reference sources relevant to women and film/television are listed. A directory of resource centers, professional organizations, and groups involved in training women in the media provides address, telephone number, and a brief description of each organization. A section on literature and films lists books and pamphlets, periodicals and…

Two hundred college students participated in a comparison of film and videotape television content. After viewing a three-minute dance segment on either film or videotape, students in the experimental groups completed a set of 15 bipolar adjective scales relating to organizational and aesthetic components and made judgments of the technical…

This index provides a topical taxonomy of media which have been selected for their relevance in the teaching of materials science and engineering. The index is keyed to a matrix which matches topical and/or class material with six classifications of media: print, 16mm film, super 8 film, slide/tape, videotape, and other (including interactive…

The bibliography provides a listing of 50 films, 11 videotapes and video-cassettes, one audiotape, two film strips, three sets of slides, and two commercial films on the topic of autism. Entries include such information as length, contact address, cost, recommended audience (usually parents, professionals, students, and/or general audience), and a…

This handbook provides an overview of the videotape program in the Milwaukee County Federated Library System, and outlines the planning and implementation process. It is intended for use by other institutions to learn shortcuts and avoid problems in developing similar programs. History of the program includes a summary of a feasibility study…

Describes functions and possibility of initiating use of visual and audiovisual aids, including wall pictures, magnetic and flannelboard pictures, film strips, slides and films. Presents exercises and exercise types in connection with the individual media, using English examples. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)