Subjects 9 to 15 years old were divided into four age levels by 18-month increments to compare learning disabled and normal students on indexes of both oral and written language. Four questions guided the inquiry: (1) Does the syntactic development of oral language differ at the age levels measured? (2) What is the trend of syntactic development…

Students can see more in motion picture and television productions once they realize that they are already quite knowledgeable, and these ten discovery-experience lesson units on film and television productions provide teachers with a means to let them discover for themselves that they already know several characteristics of the moving media as…

This is the first in an annual series of studies on the circulation of media and the operation of educational media centers in United States Public Schools. The plan is to gather three types of data in each annual survey: (1) baseline data gathered each year, (2) an in-depth probe of a particular part of media programs, and (3) a compilation of…

This publication is a catalog that contains the National Audiovisual Center's materials on Science. There are twelve areas in this catalog: Aerospace Technology, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Electronics and Electricity, Energy, Environmental Studies, Geology, Mathematics and Computer Science, Oceanography, Physics, and Weather/Meteorology. Each…

In this distributive education unit teacher's guide on the free enterprise system, principles of the American economic system are introduced as they relate to marketing and distribution. (The study guide is available as CE 020 458.) The guide preview sheet includes a list of audiovisual equipment necessary, duration of the unit (sixteen to…

In describing this media management system, which currently serves 84 public schools (K-12) in four rural counties east of Sacramento, this report suggests that the computer is a practical solution for film libraries trying to keep pace with increased use while not reducing their expenditures for purchasing and repairing film stock. The major…

This list of audiovisual materials on educational testing and assessment has been compiled from a variety of sources; the primary source was the National Information Center for Educational Media's Index to 16mm Educational Films, 1977 edition. Although the items are annotated, no attempt was made to review or to endorse any of the materials…

THIS CATALOG OF RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR ADULT BASIC EDUCATION WAS PREPARED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR USE BY AUDIOVISUAL COORDINATORS IN SCHOOLS. PART ONE LISTS FILMS (1) ALPHABETICALLY BY TITLE WITH ORDER NUMBER, GRADE LEVEL, LENGTH OF FILM, AND WHETHER IN BLACK AND WHITE, (2) BY SUBJECT AREA WHICH INCLUDES…

A PROJECT PRODUCED A FILM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDEN. THE 16MM BLACK-AND-WHITE SOUND FILM, "FOR ALL MY STUDENTS," CONTRASTS POOR AND EFFECTIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUES IN INTEGRATED CLASSROOMS. IT ATTEMPTS TO CONVEY THAT DEALING SUCCESSFULLY WITH CLASSROOM HUMAN RELATIONS PROBLEMS CAN DETERMINE SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN…

NINTH GRADE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FIRST-YEAR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE IN TWENTY-SEVEN NEW YORK SCHOOLS MADE UP THE SAMPLE. TEACHERS WERE CONTACTED BY MAIL, SUPPLIED WITH THE MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTIONS, AND DID THE ACTUAL ADMINISTERING OF THE TREATMENTS. INTACT CLASSES WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THREE CONDITIONS. GROUP 1 RECEIVED PROGRAMED…

A TELEVISION SERIES ENTITLED "INTERPRETING MODERN MATHEMATICS" IS SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS AN INSERVICE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE FOR TEACHERS OF GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIX. THE SERIES IS NOT INTENDED TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE COURSE IN MODERN MATHEMATICS, BUT RATHER TO DEAL WITH THE CONTENT,…

A 5-DAY CONFERENCE HELD IN DECEMBER 1964 PROVIDED A FORUM FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY TO DISCUSS THE USES, IMPLICATIONS, AND POTENTIALS OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY IN MUSIC EDUCATION. DR. R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER PRESENTED THE KEYNOTE SPEECH. EDUCATIONAL MEDIA WERE DISCUSSED BY COMMITTEES COVERING…

THE ADJUSTMENT OF CHILDREN AS MANIFESTED IN THEIR SELF-CONCEPTS AND THEIR CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR WAS INVESTIGATED. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO OBSERVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THEMSELVES IN SCHOOL WITHIN A POSITIVE FRAME OF REFERENCE WOULD ENABLE THEM (1) TO DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT, (2) TO DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE…

An important issue with regard to film audience is the salience individuals attribute to a variety of film-specific variables which, in turn, determine their particular movie-going experience. This study details the results of an investigation of the importance of 28 potentially influential variables in movie attendance decisions. Respondents to…

The four reports in this compilation focus on the role of blacks in the various media. The first report provides a general discussion of the status of blacks in the media, and notes that it has been largely analogous to their political and economic development. The second report traces the changing image of blacks as it has been portrayed on…