THIS DOCUMENT IS ONE OF A SERIES OF MEDIA GUIDES SPONSORED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT UNDER THE CUE SYSTEM. THE HUMANITIES AREAS ARE DIVIDED INTO 11 DIFFERENT TOPICS. WITHIN EACH TOPIC IS A SERIES OF SUGGESTED FILM AND TELEVISION SUBJECTS. A DISCUSSION IS GIVEN ON EACH OF THE SUBJECTS INCLUDING A SYNOPSIS, A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE,…

THIS REPORT COVERS THE THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS OF THE 5-YEAR "MADISON PROJECT" DESIGNED TO DEMONSTRATE AN UPDATING PROCESS FOR THE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. THE ATTEMPT WAS NOT ONLY TO BROADEN THE OVERALL CURRICULUM FROM GRADES 2 THROUGH 8 BY ADDING PORTIONS AND ASPECTS OF SUCH DISCIPLINES AS ALGEBRA AND…

A STUDY WAS INITIATED IN 12 SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FILMED CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS COURSES. CONTROL VARIABLES WERE USED TO INSURE COMPARABILITY OF EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS. ACHIEVEMENT, INTEREST, AND ATTITUDE SERVED AS THE STANDARDS BY WHICH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FILMED COURSES WERE JUDGED. BOTH GROUPS WERE…

PRELIMINARY ANALYSES WERE UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF MOTION PICTURE FILMS TO FACTOR ANALYTIC STUDIES OF HUMAN INTELLECT. OF PRIMARY CONCERN WERE THE OPERATIONS OF COGNITION AND MEMORY, FORMING TWO OF THE FIVE OPERATION COLUMNS OF GUILFORD'S "STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT." THE CORE REFERENCE FOR THE STUDY WAS DEFINED…

AN ASSESSMENT WAS MADE OF THE EXTENT, STRENGTH, AND WEAKNESS OF CLASSROOM LEARNING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES THROUGH TELEVISION. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED BY MAIL, THROUGH VISITING 16 LANGUAGE PROGRAMS IN 15 AREAS OF THE COUNTRY, AND BY INTERVIEWS WITH TELEVISION AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TELEVISION PROGRAM DIRECTORS, AND STUDENTS.…

IN NOVEMBER 1959, REPRESENTATIVES OF 12 STATES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLAINS REGION ASSEMBLED IN BOULDER, COLORADO, TO PARTICIPATED IN A 3-DAY RESEARCH SEMINAR ON TITLE VII OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT. (TITLE VII COVERS RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF TELEVISION, RADIO, MOTION PICTURES, AND RELATED…

This handbook is designed to aid industrial educators in developing communications activities for their programs in order to implement The Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. The book contains the following three sections: (1) content outlines for various methods of presenting communications curricula;…

An inquiry concerning education for the performing arts in Western Australia that was undertaken by the Western Australian Post Secondary Education Commission is considered, as are the resulting recommendations. Attention is directed to differences between the performing arts and other education, existing educational provisions in Western…

Intended for use by persons in developing countries responsible for initiating or expanding the use of audiovisual facilities and techniques in industry, this manual is designed for those who have limited background in audiovisuals but need detailed information about how certain techniques may be employed in an economical, efficient way. Part one,…

A project was undertaken (1) to develop and implement a program at the elementary school level (K-6) that would increase the career awareness of students and (2) to improve the guidance and counseling services at all grade levels. To achieve the goals, the following strategy was developed: develop a curriculum for a career awareness program in…

Resources for individuals and organizations interested in teaching and promoting boating safety are listed in this directory of films, speakers, publications, and boating courses. Although some information is specific to New Mexico, most is of general interest. An annotated list of 40 films provides sources for obtaining the films, all free of…

Abstracts and evaluations of over 50 instructional and resource materials related to the Middle East are presented in the resource guide. The guide is intended for use by elementary and secondary school social studies classroom teachers as they seek information about availability and potential uses of resources dealing with the Middle East. Four…

This annotated bibliography from the Materials Review and Evaluation Services lists reviewed and evaluated instructional media appropriate for school media centers in the area of guidance. Educators should bear in mind that materials included in this list were selected from those which publishers chose to submit for evaluation and may assume that…

THE FARM LABOR SERVICE OF CALIFORNIA HAS RECOGNIZED THAT THE RAPID PACE OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE COMPELS FARM WORKERS TO LEARN NEW SKILLS IF THEY ARE TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT. IN VIEW OF THIS, THE FARM LABOR SERVICE HAS PROCEEDED WITH THE IDENTIFICATION OF LOCAL TRAINING NEEDED TO ENABLE WORKERS TO MEET THE SKILLED…

THIS IS AN INDEXED, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CATALOGS, LISTS, AND PERIODICALS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THESE INCLUDE 16MM MOVIES, 35MM FILMSTRIPS, SLIDES, KINESCOPES AND VIDEO TAPES, PHONODISCS AND PHONOTAPES, TRANSPARENCIES, AND PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION MATERIALS. NOT INCLUDED ARE MATERIALS NOT REQUIRING SPECIAL…