Current educational practice has little status as a technological application based on an underlying science. A fundamental overhaul of approach should rectify this. Procedures should be systematically developed to effect change. Research findings should be readily available to educators, and teacher education should be restructured. Equipment,…

This report presents the objectives and accomplishments of the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching from November 1, 1968 to July 31, 1969. A section on organization and administration includes a chart of the programs and project activities, and the supportive services. The four program areas are (1) heuristic teaching, (2) the…

The overall idea of programed learning plays an important role in the learning process, but it does not contain any sensational discoveries or unusual points. Importance resides in the perfection of the existing systems and methods of learning with the use of the achievements of modern science, and particularly of radio electronics and…

This annotated bibliography lists films, filmstrips, and records concerning the appreciation, understanding, and teaching of the culturally disadvantaged. Its major emphasis is the inner city population. The materials cover a wide scope of subject matter, and no effort has been made to evaluate or select material. However, the description of each…

Teachers are generally unprepared to undertake the design and development of instrumentation media. An intensive developmental program must be initiated to inform them and other interested parties about the advantages of working with innovations in education. Media coordinators could do much more to promote the support function of a media center.…

The problems of planning and designing educational facilities are outlined with regard to the ever-changing educational programs, teaching methods and technological facility needs. Problems of flexibility are concerned with how much flexibility is required and how much flexibility can be economically justified. Requirements for flexible school…

This paper, concerned with criteria for using instructional television and the ways to use it effectively in specific situations, calls attention to some developments that may not be familiar to adult educators. The author describes an evolving discipline divided on the meaning of "instructional technology" (gadgetry or systems approach?), and…

This is the second annual edition of reports, studies, and statistics covering every aspect of the educational media field. Part 1, "The State of the Art," contains 37 articles divided into 6 topics: major organization reports, educational media developments, media professionals, research and developmental activities, sales and business…

A three year project aimed at providing equal educational opportunity for all students in the seven high schools of Etowah County, Alabama by implementing a county-wide curriculum using a flexible, rotating schedule, audio-graphic network, instructional television, a learning center, and individualized instruction. The report rates the project as…

Fourteen selected speeches dating from 1955 to 1969 cover a broad range of information relevant to the history of language instruction in American schools. A state-of-the-art review of language instruction, written in 1955, precedes papers on: (1) language proficiency; (2) school and college language program cooperation; (3) motion pictures in…

The philosophical overview which introduces this review of the literature on audiovisual instruction concentrates on the historical background of the field and its place within the broader fields of communication, education, and communication theory and research. A selected bibliography is provided for the major areas in instructional technology:…

Nearly 150 papers presented at this conference, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing, are included in this volume which surveys the state of the art of computer education. Nine papers provide an overview on such topics as computer science and mathematics, computer education in the 1970's, computers and the…

Rules and procedures for cataloging non-print media are provided in this manual of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. The first section on cataloging rules covers all elements which should appear on the catalog card. After some comments on entries, the arrangement of catalog elements, and style, the elements of the…

Two important elements of a method of designing instructional alternatives (MODIA) are comprehensively discussed in this paper. The "Questionnaire for Stating General Policy" is briefly reviewed to reveal how goals, student population variations, and operations must be accommodated before specifying instructional strategies. The actual…

Composed of articles selected from recent issues of "Educational Technology" magazine, this volume in the review series focuses on audiovisual technology and learning. Articles in this volume cover such topics as communications media, software design, teacher roles and attitudes, televised instruction, videotape recordings, instructional media,…