This section of the hearings on federal education programs contains the text of a bill to extend and amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). It also includes statements by government officials, various educational experts, and concerned citizens on the federal categorical aid programs already in existence. Extensive…

The final report on the preparation and utilization of Sesame Sesame Street materials explains the selection of appropriate segments and the educational results of use of the videotapes with 449 preschool and primary age deaf children. Seventeen teachers of the deaf are reported to have chosen relevant segments and suggested educational uses,…

Research investigated the feasibility of a diagnostic media test system. Two distinct tests were developed for sixth grade and university populations, each having: 1) a main phase with three specific teaching sequences, one for each media form; 2) test items for each teaching sequence; and 3) a validation phase with one teaching sequence…

The guide lists 2,955 free items, of which 1,336 are new in this edition, relevant to health, physical education, and recreation. Each item is listed under one of the categories, and is provided with information about type of medium, specifications of the product, a brief description of the product, and its cost and distributor. A title index, a…

This publication contains curriculum suggestions for teaching the Environmental and Public Health component (grades 10, 11, and 12) of this prototypic curriculum series. The format consists of four columns intended to provide teachers with: (1) a basic content outline, (2) a list of major understandings and fundamental concepts, (3) information…

The Commission on Instructional Technology identified several formidable obstacles which have prevented the successful use of communications technology in instruction. Many of these obstacles are particularly relevant to the organization and staffing of educational communications centers at colleges and universities. Educational communications…

The outgrowth of a project effort to foster in youth an awareness of the world of work, this catalog contains descriptive annotations and price lists for filmstrips, records, cassettes, microfiche, transparencies, 16 mm films, books, magazines, slides, video tapes, self-instructional devices, and prints. Presented in coded form for easy…

This guide contains lists of publishers of various kinds of instructional materials, textbooks and printed materials; audiovisual instructional materials; atlases, globes, maps, and accessories; tests, testing aids and services; and educational equipment and supplies. Each of these types is listed in a separate section, and each section is…

This document reviews the 1972 conference for new science department chairmen at private institutions held at Point Clear, Alabama, July 1972. Highlights of the conference include topics of the chairman and the administration; managing the finances and records of the department; seeking support from foundations; acquisition and use of surplus…

After three centuries of education in the United States, the teacher's role has been little affected by the introduction of media, and it has been even less affected by the much more recent concept of a technology of instruction. About 1960 the educational community began to realize that instructional technology is different from audiovisual…

A multimedia course in economic analysis was developed and used in conjunction with the United States Naval Academy. (See ED 043 790 and ED 043 791 for final reports of the project evaluation and development model.) This report documents the guidelines and procedures used in the determination of instructional strategy and selection of media for…

The Compulearn system was developed for use in general education, special training, and business and industry to provide individualized instruction for all age groups in a wide range of career areas and occupational fields. The system apparatus consists of a battery-operated "console" box with two plugs, one for questions and one for…

This paper discusses two questions: How can newspapers be established as acceptable classroom reading materials in the secondary schools? and Why, until recently, have newspapers been so little used in the schools? Some of the answers provided to the first question are that the newspaper presents a viable means of keeping textbooks up-to-date in…

An index provides media staff, library personnel, and educators with a bibliographic guide to commercially produced educational audio tapes. This annotated computerized data base cites over 18,000 titles, filed under approximately 200 curriculum oriented subject and category headings. The index is divided into three principal sections: 1) subject…

This survey was conducted to assess the usefulness of video tape recording and closed-circuit live television as methods of continuing medical education. Specifically, a group of physicians in Indiana were surveyed as to their use of and attitudes towards programs of the Indiana University School of Medicine which used those methods. Of 3,400…