The Interactive Videodisc for Special Education Technology Project being conducted at Utah State University is developing and field testing a system to provide computer-assisted instruction to mentally handicapped students. The system combines an industrial videodisc player, an Apple II microcomputer with two floppy disc drives, a color monitor…

Procedural guidelines developed by the Audio Standards Committee of the National Library of Australia to help improve the overall quality of production of audio materials for visually handicapped readers are presented. This report covers the following areas: selection of narrators and the narration itself; copyright; recording of books, magazines,…

Traditional and individualized instruction include the same four elements and the same learning activities. The methods differ through the use of taped media. The author offers steps for the instructor to follow in organizing a course and preparing materials which allow students to choose their best learning methods. (AJ)

The need for non-print materials to help students get an indication of how to set up an experiment and how to proceed with the work is discussed. The use of closed circuit television as an instructional aid is described, and other audiovisual aids are briefly reviewed. (DT)

Describes the new glass-enclosed instructional media center at Kiley Junior High in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Author/DN)

Students in this remedial reading program were given a chance to "turnabout" through the use of innovative materials and methods used in the program. Remedial instruction in reading and all the language arts was provided. The program utilized three paraprofessionals. The Random House High Intensity Training System was used with 180…

The thesis of this paper is that television can effectively disseminate information to adult learners, thereby freeing the instructor from repetitive tasks and allowing him to assume a facilitative, diagnostic, and consultative role for larger numbers of adult students on an individualized basis. Research data and an example of a mediated…

In view of the importance of selectivity to the understanding of the interpersonal, small group, and public communication processes, this concept must be introduced into the communication classroom. This paper introduces an instructional model that simplifies the student's understanding of the four major steps involved in the selectivity process:…

Instructional media appropriate for school cultural arts programs are listed in this advisory list by type of media: books, films, filmstrips, recordings, or slide sets. Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials range from primary to senior high school…

This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the health, safety, and physical education programs in schools. Items are listed by type of media: books, films, filmstrips, kits, recordings, or study prints, and range from primary to senior high school grade levels. Entries in the list were selected from those materials submitted by…

Instructional media appropriate to school occupational education programs for primary through senior high school grade levels are described in this advisory list. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Entries are arranged by type of media: books, film…

Instructional media appropriate to schools' efforts to reduce sex bias are described in this advisory list. Entries were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Most materials were evaluated by members of the Raleigh, North Carolina chapter of the National Organization for Women.…

This advisory list describes instructional media appropriate to school science programs for primary through senior high school grade levels. Entries included on the list were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by educators. Materials are arranged by type of media: books, films, filmstrips, kits,…