This booklet summarizes a conference on consumer education which was held for educators, community leaders, program administrators, consumer advocates, and journalists to introduce the principal issues facing consumers and to explore effective program designs and teaching methods and materials. Following a brief executive summary of the conference…

This paper distinguishes between basic research, applied research, and evaluation. Evaluation is broken down into two types: summative and formative. The limitations of formative research are presented, followed by a discussion of the value of the formative researcher participating in the product planning process. The types of data which formative…

This document contains a selection of materials focusing on man acting to know, preserve, and improve his environment. The booklet is divided into three parts. Part one presents a listing of objectives. They reflect a need for all to become aware of the problems that plague our environment. Furthermore, they indicate that the ecological…

Presented is a design for a data recording sheet which is claimed to be flexible, simple, time-saving , and convenient for classroom teachers to use. It is explained that scoring indicates criterion level, number and pattern of correct and incorrect responses, and a linear graph of the student's ongoing performance. (CL)

Sixteen millimeter motion pictures dealing with Japan are listed alphabetically by title and annotated. Length of film, whether color or black and white, and name of producer or distributor is given for each, and a subject index is provided. Films produced before 1960, "sponsored" films, and 35 mm filmstrips are listed without…

Experts in the fields of educational media and competency-based teacher education at Trenton State College were consulted in an effort to gain their support and employ their knowledge and experience in the development of this self-instructional system. In addition to these consultations, the objectives of the educational media course that would be…

This publication encompasses questions for Ceramics, Graphic Arts, Metals, and Plastics for the second of a series. The use of this publication and the previously published (1973) book containing resource items for Drawing, Electricity/Electronics, Power Mechanics, and Woods (ED 109 457) will provide complete coverage of the basic series courses…

This document contains parts four and five of a report of projects undertaken through the Hilroy Fellowship Program in Canada in 1971-72. The stated aim of the program is to encourage and reward classroom teachers who are developing new ideas for the improvement of teaching practices. The four projects reported in part four deal with instructional…

Each of the five units in this instructional packet contains instructions for showing students how to "read" the ruler and measure, exercises to give the student the required practice needed to become skillful at this task, and tests to determine achievement. The five units cover inch, half-inch, fourth-inch, eighth-inch and…

Man's use and misuse of energy have created problems in all sectors of society. Many are asking what can be done to help solve these problems so that future energy needs will be met and the quality of life in Canada can be assured. This guide of directions and information focuses on information known to be readily available locally. Introductory…

An annotated bibliography of recently published materials regarding media and adult education contains 1,661 items arranged under the following broad categories: (1) Issues in Media, (2) Media Types, (3) Program or Subject Area, and (4) General Combining Concepts. Items are further arranged into 59 clusters, which are labeled alphabetically,…

Documents added to the national Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) collection by the Clearinghouse on Educational Media and Technology are listed in this collection of three newsletters from 1971. Reports of the activities of the Clearinghouse are featured. Included is a special video issue with articles on utilization of the video…

Recent advances in the field of descriptive linguistics have produced not only an entirely new grammatical terminology, but also new definitions of traditional grammatical concepts. The result has been a somewhat bewildering profusion and confusion of overlapping terms. The present glossary is the result of several years of research and of…

Several needs were identified at Iowa State University for a second level media course for undergraduate education majors. For students, these needs included more in-depth media training and earlier contact with public schools. For teachers, these needs included on-target teaching materials and instructional development assistance. To meet these…

In July of 1975, a conference was held at the University of Wisconsin to examine the feasibility of using cable television as a public library resource and to explore varied uses and techniques for portable video tape machines. Included in this program events are: (1) a bibliography of readings about cable television; (2) the text of an address…