A production of Tom Stoppard's radio play, "Albert's Bridge," by high school students in Washington, D.C., showed that stage production and film effects could be used together effectively and that high school students were competent to handle difficult productions. Students were given the responsibility for photography, sound, and other technical…

This teacher's guide was developed for use with "The Vegetable Bowl," a unit designed to encourage elementary school children to eat a variety of vegetables. The unit is designed for ten lessons; however, the sequencing and time used in the classroom may be adapted to the individual needs of the students. Instructional materials include:…

This study measured the effects which a multimedia instructional unit in nutrition education had on the eating habits of elementary school children (K-5), specifically, eating habits relating to vegetables. The primary objective of the unit was to encourage children to eat a variety of vegetables. The sample consisted of 1,028 elementary school…

The program described in this paper proposes individual, programed instruction of operations for sentence manipulation and word group frames, addressing the most frequent usage problems faced by college students. Serving as an aid to the student who needs particular reinforcement in one or more areas in composition, the program utilizes a…

Though models of quality research in education have abounded in the past decade, educational technologists have consistently made the same mistakes in attempting to measure the effects of multimedia approaches to teaching: 1) using a treatment that is not a valid implmentation of theory; 2) inadequate observation; and 3) disguising weak findings…

There are many barriers that present real problems in the process of documenting the development of a course, but if the system is kept simple and straightforward, documentation should give the professional information which will result in a better course. Documentation techniques used during the development of a course on the cultural history of…

A unique system for writing and producing multimedia technical presentations is said to make it relatively easy for any communications professional to get involved with multimedia. Projection equipment and screen numbers are to be chosen strictly on the basis of content; dissolve effects with 35mm slides are described as the key. Central themes…

The Student Centered Learning System (SCLS) was developed by Quincy, Massachusetts educators to identify, develop, and implement a learner-responsive education system. The SCLS has 10 components. The first states the goals of the Quincy public schools as helping students to become competent as self-fulfilling individuals, citizens, and workers in…

This anthology of articles originally published between 1964 and 1969 has two sections: one describing methods of individualizing instruction in science and mathematics with some examples of successful practices, and the second containing seven papers, five dealing with the use of computers to individualize instruction, one with the impact of…

Described is an information package with information on six science programs suitable for use in elementary schools. The programs selected for inclusion in the information unit were Elementary Science Study, Inquiry Development Program, Minnesota Mathematics and Science Teaching Project, Science Curriculum Improvement Study, Conceptually Oriented…

This is an evaluation report of ESEA Title I programs in St. Louis, Missouri which maintains that despite the decline in funds, St. Louis' Title I children held their own. In 1970, these students scored about two months higher on achievement tests than they had in 1966. The fact that Title I students are not losing ground is considered a…

To introduce kindergarten-second grade children to the process of classification, a multimedia kit has been assembled. Mounted bird specimens, films, data cards, books, stickers and flash cards are provided. The classifying activities and the collecting of data from the bird mounts and films are all structured around games. Eight lesson plans are…

This book is a guide to teaching media literacy. Among the topics discussed are the following: (a) the use of a can as an example of media (included is a description of the basic can curriculum or "CANalysis") (b) how to devise media classes so that potential critics (parents, administrators) can appreciate the classes without judging them; (c)…

This paper describes the Educational Media Center (EMC) at the University of Michigan School of Education and its attempts to become technologically ready for competency-based teacher education. The EMC, a facility for storing, producing, promoting, and disseminating learning resources, comprises seven components. A media library serves as a model…

This index was designed to assist counselors choosing and using materials for developmental activities at the elementary level. Materials have been categorized for easy reference and use under such headings as Behavior, Communication, Guilt, Hostility, Sharing, and Self-Image. Some materials may be used in more than one category; if so, this has…