The need for familiarity with media and materials other than periodicals and books is particularly urgent in the fields of science and technology. As part of the course requirement for Resources in Science and Technology at Drexel, each student found and annotated five non-book source materials pertinent to this field. These sources were then…

To enable a potential user to select the proper medium for his message, buy the appropriate equipment, and take proper care of it, this guide provides an accumulation of questions, answers, and tips on getting the most out of audiovisual buying decisions. Common questions about audiovisual equipment are discussed, along with more detailed…

This collection of six essays on ITV (Instructional Television), especially as it concerns physical education, acquaints physical educators who want to produce and use ITV in their classrooms with a step-by-step analysis of the process. The essays cover production of the television series, evaluation methods and their utilization, utilization of…

Project objective for the second year of the Computer Based Project for the Evaluation of Media for the Handicapped was development of a functional system for evaluation. The evaluation system was intended to be neutral to both type of material being evaluated and population of handicapped children. Development of the functional system for…

This book is intended to serve as a starting point for the beginning mass media instructor. It is divided into five parts: (1) "Background on Mass Media Influence" will give the teacher grounds for inclusion of mass media study in the classroom; (2) "Subject Matter" gives capsule information on the subject area for the teacher; (3) "Sample…

This annotated guide has been developed to acquaint the instructor of office machines with some of the materials that will permit him to do a more effective job of teaching. A list of instructional aids for the following machines are given: adding and calculating, data processing, duplicating, filing, keypunch, machine transcription, and…

Source books, textbooks, manuals, articles, and films, which are considered to be useful in a high school course on parliamentary procedure, are discussed briefly. In addition, a parliamentary procedure bibliography, containing 21 publications, is given. (DB)

This list of 25 short films represents what is believed to be a basic list of films for the high school English department. For each of the films. information is given as to the distributor, the running time, whether it is in black and white or color, the rental price, a summary, possible audience, a few strengths and weaknesses, some possible…

This workbook is designed to be used with the trainer's manual in supervisory training sessions on behavior modification of employees. This is one of four manuals prepared to aid supervisors in training disadvantaged groups using social reinforcement techniques. Related documents are available as VT 018 031-VT 018 035 in this issue. (MF)

Vocabulary used in the Language Improvement to Facilitate Education (LIFE) program is compared with the vocabulary used in A Functional Basic Word Listing for Special Pupils (FBWLSP). The vocabulary of the LIFE program is said to have been chosen on the basis of several language curriculum guides from schools for the deaf, the E. Thorndike and I.…

A theoretical framework for media and methods selection cannot yet be definitively set forth. However, establishing performance objectives, and then interpreting them into training objectives will help to focus attention on critical factors in the learning process. (Author/MC)

Two briefs presented to the Interdepartmental Committee on Copyright by the Educational Media Association of Canada are summarized in this position paper. The paper briefly re-defines the special interests that have distinctive roles in the social and cultural influences affecting education. It considers the legal framework within which these…

The two purposes of this directory are: 1) to compile a list of all public libraries in Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States which circulate nonprint materials and 2) to develop, through the directory, better communication of professional data between such libraries. Each library is listed alphabetically under state and city;…

While the educational product development field has expanded tremendously over the last 15 years, there is a paucity of conveniently assembled and readily interpretable information that would enable users to make accurate and informed evaluations of different, but comparable, instructional products. Minimum types of validation data which should be…

This book provides the student of journalism with a handy reference for terms used in his chosen field. Instructors, practicing journalists, lexicographers and others should find this book of interest. The glossary entries are presented in alphabetical order, along with the compound terms, synonyms, and cross-references. A separate listing of…