Various aspects of utilizing instructional television (ITV) are summarized and evaluated, and basic guidelines are developed for future utilization of television as an instructional medium. The role of technology in education is discussed, and the capabilities and limitations of television as an instructional media system are outlined. A brief…

The overall organization of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) script network is diagrammed and each component described: (1) systems scripts which help determine what part of the system the inquirer wants to use; (2) CAI scripts designed to teach the inquirer things related to career choice; (3) preference scripts which help…

An extensive historical background for an exhibition dealing with the technological augmentation of human intellect is presented. The main theme underlying the discussion is the changing concept of cognition in the last 200 years. Five main views of the learning process are traced as they developed in philosophy and in practical application: the…

Described are planning and operational phases of the Media Utilization Services for Teachers (MUST) Project, an effort to utilize media to individualize and improve instruction for educable mentally retarded (EMR) elementary school students. Aspects of the planning period (1969-70) treated include staffing and orientation procedures, limitation of…

Four years of work on a technique designed to improve the training of speech and hearing therapists are summarized here. The technique reported involves the use of audiotapes and videotapes to allow the trainee to observe himself in therapeutic interactions along with a series of scoring systems to provide quantitative data about therapy.…

This guide of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) is meant for the tutor who is engaged in adult education. The first area discussed is the necessity for the tutor to get to know the students, and ways in which this can be accomplished are suggested. The students' motives for attending the class and for learning are to be viewed from the…

A study was devised to investigate how media centers function within individualized instructional programs at selected elementary schools in Connecticut and to evaluate those media centers in relation to their school programs according to criteria developed by leaders in the field. Results of questionnaires showed 1) a relationship exists between…

This health curriculum guide, intended for use in grades ten through twelve, addresses itself to disease prevention and control concepts which are particularly relevant to the adolescent's physical health needs. The contents of the guide are presented in outline form and cover source of injection, preventing the spread of communicable diseases,…

The first volume of the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484), presents an overview which establishes the parameters of leadership which will be developed in later parts of the course. It is intended to be a self-instructional…

The fifth volume of the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) concentrates on military management and is presented in three separate documents. Like Volume One (EM 010 420), this document is a self-instructional syndactic and linear…

The fifth volume of the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) concentrates on military management and is presented in three separate documents. Like Volume One (EM 010 420), this document is a self-instructional syndactic text with…

The eleventh volume of the introduction to psychology and leadership course (see the final reports which summarize the development project, EM 010 418, EM 010 419, and EM 010 484) concentrates on personnel evaluation. Like Volume One (EM 010 420), this document is a self-instructional syndactic text with information and criterion tests. EM 010 421…

This paper discusses some uses of nonprint media to support the study of novels by education students. The author suggests that students choose a novel that is short, interesting, and not too difficult; that they reach a consensus among themselves as to the theme of the novel; and that they express their interpretation through nonprint media.…

This is the first report on the instructional television (ITV) project in American Samoa in which it has been possible to base conclusions on any considerable amount of hard data. There is insufficient evidence to make conclusive comparisons of academic levels in 1964, the start of the project, with those today. However, experimental evidence…

Cable television, with its potential wealth of channels, provides education with a possible new tool through which existing services can be improved and new services devised. This report very briefly describes some of the possibilities for the use of cable television and gives a number of examples of ways in which communities are using cable…