A laboratory taught by a graduate assistant, a programed instruction textbook, and computer-assisted instruction (CAI) were evaluated comparatively as supplemental instruction in a graduate course entitled "Statistical Methods in Education" at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The experimental population of 64 students was…

Authoritative European research in audiovisual aids to learning is cataloged and summarized for the first time in this publication. The period covered is 1945 to 1963. Items are arranged by reference numbers which are based on 10 subject catagories: films, still projected media, non-projected media, museums, perception, radio, discs and tape…

Recommendations and guidelines pertinent to effective planning and construction of school plants in Rhode Island are outlined. Recommendations as to the development of facilities needs, organization and functions of the planning committee, and planning for pupil and curriculum needs are considered as the basic frame of reference. General…

The paper describes the combination of a computer assisted instructional system, a cable television system, and multi-media equipment to provide interactive instructional sessions for the handicapped child at school or at home. The Human Resources Interactive Television Program is reported to demonstrate the futuristic functional utility for…

The Colorado State University Resources in Graduate Education (SURGE) program is described in this report. Since it is expected that not all the participants in a graduate engineering program will be able to attend university-based lectures, presentations are video-taped and transported to industrial plants, engineering offices, and other…

Six groups of third-grade boys--three predominantly black, three white--were tested to explore three questions: whether visibility or proximity of microphones affects speech production; whether stereo recordings made from desk or wall-mounted microphones are as usable for linguistic analysis as monoaural recordings made from lavaliere microphones;…

An index provides media staff, library personnel, and educators with a bibliographic guide to commercially produced educational audio tapes. This annotated computer-produced index cites over 24,000 titles, filed under approximately 200 curriculum-oriented subject and category headings. The index is divided into three principal sections: (1)…

Standards established by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) set forth basic cataloging rules that apply to all types of nonprint materials. Included are all elements needed to identify, describe, and retrieve an article. Cataloging rules are applied to 18 specific media formats including audiorecording, films,…

This book attempts to present a consensus about the teaching of English in junior high and middle schools (students aged 8-13). The book is concerned with presenting a theoretical framework and an indication of where to begin and how to proceed with the teaching of English. Chapters deal with various aspects of English, including poetry, fiction,…

The Iowa State Department of Public Instruction has developed an instructional materials selection policy and procedures to help achieve appropriate assignment of selection responsibility and quality selection while guarding against unwarranted censorship of materials. The model emphasized the ongoing nature of media selection, involving…

This booklet describes approximately 30 instructional games submitted by Oregon teachers and teacher resource centers. The games are organized in two major sections--one for reading games and one for mathematics games. Within each section, games are grouped according to the similarity of their format; for example, all "road race" games…

The workbook is intended to help the vocational high school student understand and gain competence in working with fractions. The exercises provide practice in reducing and changing fractions, multiplying, dividing, finding a least common denominator and equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting. The types of fractions are also defined. Quizzes…

A summary report lists the goals of Maryland's Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title II program, which helps local educational agencies develop media services. The report includes the following elements: (1) ESEA goals are related to the state comprehensive educational plan; (2) specific program goals are listed; (3) a formula for…

Maryland presents guidelines for its unified approach to media in education. Part I presents goals for long-range planning of media technology programs and includes recommendations for achieving objectives in the following areas: (1) personnel and resources; (2) facilities; (3) assessment and evaluation; (4) cooperative activities; (5)…

The history of research concerned with the use of television for instruction has been replete with statistically non-significant and inconsistent results. Studies for almost two decades have focused on the comparative effectiveness of television with other mediums of teaching. The research focus of the Children's Television Workshop provided a…