The author describes some of the past and current trends in the field of educational film production and identifies many films useful in social studies classes. (Author/DE)

The author discusses the special potential of nonnarrated films over traditional films and cites many film titles for possible classroom use. (Author/DE)

Reviews current use of computer generated films to further scientific research. (SL)

Presents empirical findings concerning the impact of films on the learning of the audience and describes the rationale and development of a film series which may be utilized by instructors concerned with values education. Available from: Film & History, The Historians Film Committee, c/o The History Faculty, New Jersey Institute of Technology,…

Discusses the position of a media copyright attorney on the classroom use of lawfully obtained, rented feature-film videocassettes. Describes the College of DuPage's radio-based course, "Film as Literature," which depends on student rental access to feature films. (DMM)

Low-cost consumer videocassette recorders (VCRs) are used to view copies of educational films in Baltimore, Maryland, schools. Contracts with suppliers secure rights to educational programs and provide videotapes in quantities of from 25 to 100 copies for each title. Federal block grants helped finance the VCR purchases. (MLF)

Discusses the many changes occurring in the entertainment industry that involve videocassette recordings, copyrighted programs, cable television, and movies and explains how the changes are affecting Americans. (EL)

Describes the development of a freshman English program based on the analogy of film as composition and discusses implications of this program for other teachers of writing at a time when television and movies are giving unprecedented competition to the printed page for students' attention. (HTH)

Described are filming of laboratory activities in 14 classes to determine class movement time, pupil centered activity time, and teacher centered activity time. Proportions of times ranged as follows: movement, 4-21 percent; pupil centered, 29-85 percent; teacher centered, 11-64 percent. (SL)

A political science course at Adelphi University that uses films for instruction is described by its design, content, and problems. (ND)

This report is an account of a survey entitled, "A Project to Survey the Motion Picture Production Facilities of Selected Colleges and Universities in the United States," which was conducted by the University Film Foundation during the Spring and Fall of 1960, under a contract with the U.S. Office of Education. Reasons for the survey included the…

Provides information on four films dealing with population that are suitable for elementary and secondary classes. Indicates the running time, cost, and distributor of each film, outlines the content and principal theme, and suggests discussion questions and related activities. (JR)

A description of the film loop laboratory system as an attempt to increase the desirability, flexibility, and efficiency of physics experiments for non-science students. (Author)