An overview of research in educational communications and technology is provided as it applies to science education in intermediate/middle school grades 6-9. The overview is divided into five chapters focusing on: (1) educational television; (2) film; (3) audio; (4) programmed learning; and (5) visual. The major thrust of the review is to identify…

The multidisciplinary film project focuses attention on what is happening to rural populations of the world, particularly among developing countries. The roles of women, education, social and economic systems, and the effects of modernization on values are themes explored in each of five rural settings--Bolivian highlands, northern Kenya, northern…

A survey was conducted to (1) identify the major collections of audiovisual resources, especially 16mm films, in the state of Ohio; (2) describe trends in the development of such collections; (3) determine patterns of utilization; and (4) identify policy issues for the development of collections and services. This report details materials,…

This is one of a series of 20 booklets designed for participants in an in-service course for teachers of elementary mathematics. The course, developed by the University of Illinois Arithmetic Project, is designed to be conducted by local school personnel. In addition to these booklets, a course package includes films showing mathematics being…

This is one of a series of 20 booklets designed for participants in an in-service course for teachers of elementary mathematics. The course, developed by the University of Illinois Arithmetic Project, is designed to be conducted by local school personnel. In addition to these booklets, a course package includes films showing mathematics being…

This is one of a series of 20 booklets designed for participants in an in-service course for teachers of elementary mathematics. The course, developed by the University of Illinois Arithmetic Project, is designed to be conducted by local school personnel. In addition to these booklets, a course package includes films showing mathematics being…

This is one of a series of 20 booklets designed for participants in an in-service course for teachers of elementary mathematics. The course, developed by the University of Illinois Arithmetic Project, is designed to be conducted by local school personnel. In addition to these booklets, a course package includes films showing mathematics being…

This is one of a series of 20 booklets designed for participants in an in-service course for teachers of elementary mathematics. The course, developed by the University of Illinois Arithmetic Project, is designed to be conducted by local school personnel. In addition to these booklets, a course package includes films showing mathematics being…

The bibliography lists and annotates 111 multimedia teaching aids for instruction in South Asian Studies at the elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels. The collection listed is housed in the South Asia Media Center at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Topics covered include the culture, economics, daily life, politics, religion,…

THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF SIX MODES OF TRAINING TEACHERS TO USE PROBING QUESTIONS WAS INVESTIGATED. THE MODES INVOLVED SYMBOLIC MODELING, PERCEPTUAL MODELING, OR BOTH, COUPLED WITH FEEDBACK. AFTER RATINGS OF PERTINENT BEHAVIOR IN A 5-MINUTE LESSON WERE COLLECTED AS PRETRAINING MEASURES, STANFORD TEACHER INTERNS WERE RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG…

AUDIOVISUAL PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS OF DEAF CHILDREN WERE DEVELOPED AND EVALUATED. EIGHTEEN SOUND FILMS AND ACCOMPANYING RECORDS PRESENTED INFORMATION ON HEARING, LIPREADING AND SPEECH, AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE PARENTAL ATTITUDES TOWARD CHILDREN AND SPOUSES. TWO VERSIONS OF THE FILMS AND RECORDS WERE NARRATED BY (1) "STARS" WHO WERE…

This handbook is designed to aid educators in implementing The Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. It is not a course of study but an aid to implementing research and development activities into local industrial education programs. The book contains the following three sections: (1) seven content…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 14 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the effects of student generated self-management objectives on the frequency of higher cognitive verb and noun usage in classroom interactions; (2) a logarithmic solution to the…

This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. It contains lesson plans for grade seven that are geared to the curriculum areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The art areas covered…

Developed to meet the needs and interests of eleventh and twelfth grade inner city students who demand that literature be relevant to life, this curriculum guide provides material for a minicourse in Irish literature that aims at a comprehensive exposure to Irish culture through Irish literature, historical accounts, music, and art. It contains…