Investigates the extent to which hand calculators are used in elementary school mathematics classes in Sweden. Also evaluates benefits and disadvantages of teaching and learning mathematics with the aid of calculators as opposed to more traditional methods. (DB)

Investigates the relationships of anxiety levels and instruction effects in a creativity-testing situation with sixth-grade students. Results of analysis of variance indicated that anxiety is negatively related to creativity test scores. It is interesting that there is no instruction effect and that the anxiety-instruction interaction is not…

Two computer programs have been written in BASIC as a teaching aid for instruction of HNC, HND, and degree students in enzyme kinetics. (BB)

Discussed is the use of instructional aids in chemistry teaching as it relates to mechanisms of learning. (BB)

Outlines nine results of media in libraries and discusses theory and curriculum in teaching media. (KP)

Describes how to convert a bicycle pump into a vacuum pump by reversing the piston and replacing or removing the one-way valve. (MLH)

Describes supplementary audio-visual lessons in inorganic chemistry designed to correct for the wide diversity in educational background by giving the poorly-prepared student additional help in mastering subject matter. In ranking various study aids for their effectiveness, 88 percent of the students ranked audio-visual tapes as most effective.…

The lively intervention of the library media specialist is the catalytic agent in shaping teacher's attitudes toward non-textbook resources. (Author)

The responsibility for the reduction of occupational threats and a prime influence for effective use of media systems lie with those who train and assist others in media utilization. Feelings of job jeopardy will dissipate in proportion to familiarity with equipment, understanding of goals and possibilities, and confidence in programing products…

Discusses a few possibilities that computer-assisted learning holds for the problems of learning music. (Author/RK)

Lists suggestions which can serve as springboards for ideas on possible news and feature stories in student publications. (HOD)

Examines two recent books on the French chanson, and finds that the chanson is a desirable item in teaching French, specifically at Secondary Grade 2, for various reasons, including the students' interest in the subject. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

An Introduction to Title IV and a discussion of the requirements and implementation of several provisions that appear most significant for Part B. (Author)

A position statement that underscores the current demand for access to information, the expectation that information will be used to improve people's lives, and the role that school and public libraries play in meeting this demand and expectation. (Author)

Describes a problem-based course in developmental support communications sponsored by the Media Department of the British Council. Participants from developing nations learned to analyze problems in non-formal education, improve their decision-making, and plan, produce and evaluate materials for a specified audience. (Author/BD)