Focusing on issues of access to and participation in community media, this report reviews progress so far and analyzes the difficulties that underlie the transfer and adaptation of community communications media in developing countries. The first chapter contains introductory material on the subject of community media and development and describes…

Designed as a companion document to "Educational Programs That Work," this inventory attempts to indicate the types and costs of materials used when adopting programs approved by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel. Information shown was provided by the staff of each approved project. The inventory is intended for use by state…

A questionnaire designed to identify both general and specific film usage patterns was sent to 500 randomly selected K-12 teachers in the Grant Wood Area Education Agency area in Iowa. This report provides a brief discussion of the use of film in education based on Himstreet and Baty's Hierarchy of Methods and Dale's Cone of Experience, a review…

Described is an inexpensive apparatus, consisting of a microcomputer, a magnetostrictive digitizing tablet, and a teletype terminal, that accurately and quickly measures positions, lengths, and areas. Particular emphasis is given to interfacing, software, and to some applications in education and research of this minimum configuration system.…

A SEVENTH-GRADE WORLD GEOGRAPHY COURSE FOR MIDDLE TRACK STUDENTS IS PRESENTED. GENERALIZATIONS FOR EACH UNIT, ALONG WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING AND LISTS OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS, ARE INCLUDED. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DERIVE GENERAL GEOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES FROM THEIR STUDY OF THE SPECIFIC. TEN UNITS FOR STUDY ENCOMPASS THE CONTINENTS.

A REPORT OF A CONFERENCE HELD TO ANALYZE LEARNING THEORY AS IT RELATES TO NEW MEDIA AND THE LEARNER IS PRESENTED. THE INVITATIONAL CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, AND INDUSTRY. THE KNOWLEDGE EXPLOSION COUPLED WITH THE CURRENT REVOLUTION IN…

PRESSURES ON SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS EMANATE FROM SUCH SOURCES AS TELEVISION, TEACHING MACHINES, AND FILMS. THE ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE PROMISES OF THE FUTURE AND THE BEST OF THE PAST, WHICH CAN GUIDE HIM IN LEADERSHIP. IN THE YEARS TO COME, ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS, THEORY, AND ATTITUDES WILL HAVE TO CHANGE RADICALLY. TOO MANY…

THIS CONFERENCE SOUGHT TO IMPROVE THE RATE AND LEVEL OF DISCUSSION ABOUT TRENDS AND ISSUES IN THE USE OF NEWER TEACHING MATERIALS. PARTICIPANTS WERE MEMBERS OF STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES AND STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION, STATE LEGISLATORS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, COLLEGE PERSONNEL, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. TEXTS OF…

THE USE OF VIDEOTAPE IN SPEECH CLASSES PERMITS IMMEDIATE REVIEW OF STUDENT PRESENTATION, ALLOWING THE STUDENT TO OBSERVE AND HEAR HIMSELF SIMULTANEOUSLY. REDUCTIONS IN EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM COSTS HAVE PLACED THIS INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIUM WITHIN THE REACH OF MANY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. USERS OF VIDEOTAPE FIND IT MORE CONVENIENT AND LESS EXPENSIVE THAN…

THE AUTHOR DEFINES EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AS INTELLECTUAL MULTIPLIERS, WHOSE MAIN CHALLENGES ARE TO CARRY EDUCATION TO UNDERDEVELOPED, UNDER-STAFFED, OR UNDER-FINANCED AREAS AT THE LOWEST COST, AND TO TRAIN TEACHERS AND TO PROVIDE ADULT EDUCATION. THE ROLE OF UNESCO AND THE U.S. IN DEVELOPING AND SPREADING MEDIA USAGE IS ALSO DISCUSSED. THIS ARTICLE IS…

THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS ARE USED WITH GREAT EFFECTIVENESS AS TEACHING AIDS. CONCEPTS CAN BE MUCH MORE READILY UNDERSTOOD WHEN SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS AND IDEAS ARE SIMPLIFIED, EXAGGERATED, AND PRESENTED AS WORKING MODELS. THESE MODELS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED BY TEACHERS AND/OR STUDENTS. THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND--THE AID…

CLASSROOM TEACHERS CAN ACHIEVE COMPETENCY IN UTILIZING MEDIA, BOTH THE MECHANICAL SKILL OF MANIPULATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL SKILL OF SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION OF MEDIA WITH CLASSROOM ACTIVITY, DURING A BRIEF, INTENSIVE PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION. THIS PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION REQUIRES AN APPROPRIATELY TRAINED STAFF, FACILITIES, AND CLEARLY DEFINED…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND DISCUSSION OF THE RESEARCH ON PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION CONDUCTED SINCE 1954 HAS BEEN PREPARED. FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR, OVER 200 ANNOTATIONS WERE PRESENTED, ALPHABETICALLY BY SENIOR AUTHORS. THE ANNOTATIONS ARE DETAILED AND INFORMATIVE, AND WERE SUBMITTED TO THEIR AUTHORS FOR CHECKING. (JC)

Selected from the National Instructional Materials Information System (NIMIS)--a computer based on-line interactive retrieval system on special education materials--the bibliography covers nine materials for remediating reversals in handicapped students at the early childhood and elementary levels. Entries are presented in order of NIMIS accession…

As a description of a program designed to utilize practical methods of behavior modification in normal classroom situations, information with regard to the ten-week program's purposes and objectives, the contents of the suggested textbook, the activities and resources involved in the use of the course, and a means of evaluating the inservice…