This paper describes the IBM 1500 Instructional System which is used for computer assisted instruction (CAI), research, and demonstration at the University of Alberta. The system automatically stores a performance record of each student's responses to instructional programs, and a number of CAI support programs are accessible to perform various…

This is a catalogue of recent media, both print and non-print, designed to highlight the role of women outside the home. It describes current filmstrips, slides, records, cassettes, simulation games, study prints, and other software for use with all grade levels. Private and government sources for free and inexpensive pamphlets are also listed…

This guide is a list of available environmental education materials from the Project I-C-E Resource Materials Center. A one-page guide explaining procedures for using the Resource Center services is provided. It contains the service charges for shipping and handling, check-out periods, those who may use the resources, ordering instructions,…

A statistical comparison was made between two automated devices which were used to count data points (words, sentences, and syllables) needed in the Flesch Reading Ease Score to determine the reading grade level of written material. Determination of grade level of all Rate Training Manuals and Non-Resident Career Courses had been requested by the…

An index provides media staff, library personnel, and educators with a bibliographic guide to commercially produced educational records. The computer-produced index cites over 22,000 record titles each, with a descriptive statement, filed under a curriculum-oriented subject headings. The index is divided into three principal sections: (1) subject…

Twenty-four games to be played with a hand-held calculator are described. Information includes the number of players, the approximate time required, the skills involved, the chance factor, and the game sequence. (NR)

Advantages and disadvantages of film as a communications medium are examined and discussed. Advantages are said to be that it appeals to several senses, is a mass medium, makes for a captive and passive audience and one which is visually oriented, arouses empathy and can take audiences to remote locations and other times. Disadvantages are that it…

This annotated bibliography cites more than 80 recently issued items in the areas of library science, audiovisual aids, information science, computers, adult and children's literature, reference books, teaching methods, and television. Each citation gives ordering information as well as bibliographic reference. (DS)

These materials, which can be used to supplement a drafting program, are designed to assist the instructor in helping students develop a better understanding of certain areas of drafting. The materials are divided into exercises that allow the student to devote full attention to one aspect of drafting at a time, and tests, which can be used either…

Intended to aid developers of media, materials, and educational technology for individuals who are handicapped, the guide provides information on preparing materials intended for distribution through the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped (NCEMMH). Focused on in the section on determining need and effectiveness…

This issue of "Journalism Monographs" is devoted to a discussion of the Policies and problems of the international broadcasting operation "The Voice of America" (VOA). The monograph begins with an examination of the origins of America's entry into international broadcasting and the creation of the Office of War Information in…

With this volume, films have been added to the quarterly review of science books published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. As is the case with books, films reviewed are coded to indicate the grade levels for which they are appropriate, and the level of recommendation (e.g., "two stars" to "not recommended").…

A new system of computer-assisted instruction (CAI), developed at Whitworth College, is proposed called PIRATS. It is said to have the following advantages: (1) it uses an author language; (2) it provides facility for branching and responses to unpredicted answers; (3) lesson text is prepared off-line; (4) pictures can be used to accompany the…

The establishment and validation of a learning hierarchy for use in the teaching of selected principles and strategies was useful in judging a conditional argument in the familiar content domain. Preservice elementary teachers were instructed in two basic skills: (1) translating a simple argument from verbal to symbolic form, and (2) judging the…

The final technical report details activities, events, products and procedures of the Northeast Regional Media Center for the Deaf from May, 1966 through August, 1974 in relation to the following goals: to carry out instructional materials development; to provide media, materials and educational technology training; to establish a media and…