A survey was conducted at Michigan State University to examine the nature (positive or negative) and levels (high, medium, or low) of the perceptions and attitudes of students from 29 developing countries--in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean--toward the use of educational media in their homelands. Two hundred and eight out of 350…

A study was conducted to explore teacher training needs related to effective use of technology in the classroom, with the specific objective of helping to improve a state-required, one-credit media competency course taken by approximately 250 teacher credential candidates each semester at a major California university. One of three surveys was…

This guide to the economic analysis of media use in education reviews the evidence on the costs and benefits of educational media and provides a methodology for future decision-making. It includes chapters on establishing a framework for media choice, evaluating the effectiveness of media use, and analyzing costs. The empirical evidence from past…

Microcomputers can perform two distinct functions in high school science classes, providing computer-assisted instruction and serving as tools in experimentation. This report describes a project based on three premises: that science is primarily the process of examining, modeling, and understanding nature; that the best way to learn science is by…

Education Service Centers do now or can constitute a significant delivery vehicle to help solve one of the stickiest issues facing the Texas Legislature--the equalization of educational opportunity. Remoteness, size of school districts, and taxable valuation all impact the individual district's ability to provide equal educational opportunity.…

The role of copyright and other limitations on use of educational software and the effective training of teachers to utilize changing technology were the focus of the third and final session of a 1983 series of educational technology review panels. Daniel Brooks and Michael Remington discussed the current and changing status of copyright…

A variety of promising new media are considered from the perspectives of their educational effectiveness, major features, and potential for educational utilization. In Part I, three categories of new media are specifically addressed: (1) broadcasting systems--satellite broadcasting, high-definition (high resolution) television, (multiplexed)…

A listing of business classroom and laboratory equipment, to be considered representative rather than exhaustive, was compiled from information submitted by over 100 manufacturers on their products, including office appliances, furniture, and audiovisual aids. Price is indicated for the majority of items. (AJ)

The University of Wisconsin offers a course in adult basic education through University Extension's Educational Telephone Network (ETN). Technical and teaching problems as well as student reactions to the instructional system are discussed. (MW)

Evaluated with 8 preschool severely hearing impaired children was whether use of the Tactile Auditory Visual Feedback Unit would facilitate speech and language development. (LC)

This bibliography of nonsexist materials, which brings up to date a bibliography compiled in January, 1976, now includes not only recently published print material, but also films and multimedia kits. Printed material is divided into sections, each organized alphabetically by author as follows: (1) primary fiction, suitable for kindergarten…

Books classified as fairy tales and folklore in the school media collection are reviewed in this advisory list. Entries included in the list were selected from those books submitted by publishers which were favorably reviewed by educators. An unannotated list of books receiving favorable notices in the indicated reviewing sources is attached.…

This advisory list includes instructional media appropriate to the mathematics program in schools ranging from primary to senior high school grade levels. Materials are arranged by type: books, film loops, films, filmstrips, games, or kits. Entries were selected from those materials submitted by publishers which received favorable reviews by…

This is a general information document describing the Hertfordshire Computer Managed Mathematics Project funded over a four-year period by the National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning. Its aims were to develop a two-year course for all-ability 11-to 13-year-old pupils and to implement a computer system to serve the course. This…

Intended for parents, the booklet provides a practical guide to the types of learning aids that are helpful to the visually impaired child from preschool to post-school age. Aids for the preschool age are broken down into the following areas: materials for touching, materials for listening, materials for developing language, materials for…