Reported is a study that compares the achievement of seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade subjects who are presented a science principle with an instruction sequence of two programed-instruction films and two review booklets. Studied was the ability of students to (1) exclude irrelevant variables, (2) study rule learning given the opportunity to…

Presented are the results found using pictorial riddles and corresponding inquiry procedures when teaching scientific information to educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students. The pictorial riddles, centered around living comfortably and safely in the physical environment, were presented to a group of 45 children (ages 7 to 16 years) enrolled…

Presented is a reading-discussion, activities-experiences course with group and individual projects and experiments especially recommended for students interested in ecology and/or related sciences. Special emphasis is placed on Marine Science. Several texts, including Rachel Carson's "The Edge of the Sea,""The Sea Around Us,"…

Presented is an analysis of science instructional techniques using different media (printed material and/or audio tapes) in learning and testing modes. Three hypothetical concepts in biology and a retention test for each were developed. Three hundred fifty tenth-grade biology students were randomly assigned to nine subgroups which were…

The eight projects of the 1971-1972 operations of the Institute are described in this first annual report. Scientists from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska have designed and developed each project, working on a performance contract basis to facilitate and improve the quality of the application of educational technology. Each project is…

This document is in fact three separate entities which are issued as companion volumes. "Programs of Media Centers Recommended for Visiting and Observation" (November 1972) lists 13 schools throughout New Jersey which would be attractive to those interested in media centers and programs. The schools are listed by level--elementary,…

A theoretical model for the production of teacher centered inservice videotapes was developed and applied to produce a structured inservice course in aerospace activities for elementary teachers. Space-science education specialists interested in elementary education viewed segments of the course and were successful when they attempted the…

The Aural Study System was devised for visually handicapped elementary and secondary school students to learn more efficiently through listening rather than reading, and was tested in two field trials. Components included a record player, a foot control, records in textbook format, written material, and a written key for locating textual pages on…

This checklist provides sets of criteria according to which judgments about each of the six major elements of an institution's educational media programs can be made. These elements are: 1) commitment on the part of the administrative and instructional staff to the use of media; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral component of…

This checklist is designed to assist school system personnel in evaluating the media programs of their schools. Criteria are listed, against which each of the central components of the media program can be measured. These components are: 1) commitment on the part of staff members to media use; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral part…

This guide is designed to assist school personnel in the implementation of a self-improvement program for in-service teachers. The guide details the organization of the program around seven units: a) orientation, b) the study of teacher/student behavior, c) Flanders Interaction Analysis system, d) analysis of classroom verbal interaction, e)…

Over 3,500 commercial programs for use in programed instruction are listed by subject and publisher. For each title or series, the following information is provided: approximate length in hours, approximate length in frames or pages, appropriate level for use, list price, and "other information," which often includes a description of the contents.…

Four booklets on the uses of newspapers in the elementary classroom are included. "Developing Creative and Critical Thinking Skills Through Use of the Newspaper in the Elementary Classroom" outlines how newspaper articles can provide a basis for discussions of issues, development of language skills and vocabulary, and composition assignments.…

Almost all disciplines make extensive use of the resources provided by slide libraries and picture collections. Growing demands for pictorial material have stimulated a concern for making slide and picture collections more useful and more usable by better physical arrangement and more thorough indexing. The system provides a classification scheme…

Described is a procedure for utilizing a computer to generate domain-referenced tests in mathematics. The procedure can be adapted for use in testing and instructional programs in either an on-line or off-line mode. It requires specification of the objectives of interest in behavioral terms and grouping them into sets that share a common content.…