The first of the three research studies presented in this collection focuses on student, faculty, and staff evaluation of media production and distribution at South Oklahoma City Junior College. Results from the questionnaire surveys revealed that students used the Learning Resource Center two to three times a month, while faculty and staff used…

An audio-tutorial approach that has been implemented at Indiana University in Bloomington focuses on student learning rather than the mechanism of teaching. The basic component of an audio-tutorial course is a taped presentation that acts as a tutor, guiding the students through a sequence of readings, filmstrips, diagrams, tables, and other…

As part of an effort to survey members of the humanities faculty at 178 community colleges about their instructional practices, a sample of 1110 class sections was chosen by pulling every tenth section from the colleges' fall 1977 schedules of day and evening classes. Because 92 class sections were not offered, only 1018 survey forms were…

Library staff training methods and training manual construction should be part of the overall implementation plan for an online processing system. An effective training program to introduce staff to the new system and increase confidence in it would aid in efficient implementation. A manual consisting of a detailed outline of the training plan and…

The use of technology in teaching composition, which has increased in recent years, began with a few filmstrips on grammar. Then slide-tape presentations were used to stimulate writing, and overhead projectors helped in evaluating writing in class. Now, videocassettes are used to record commonly repeated minilectures and minilessons on spelling,…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO REVIEW AND SYNTHESIZE THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON JOB PERFORMANCE AIDS AND EXPLORE THEIR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ON INDUSTRIAL MANPOWER UTILIZATION. JOB PERFORMANCE AIDS ARE AUXILIARY INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICES WHICH PRESENT JOB INSTRUCTIONS OR REFERENCE DATA FOR USE BY THE EMPLOYEE DURING THE COURSE OF HIS JOB…

TO RATIONALIZE AND COORDINATE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE METAL TRADES SECTOR IN SWEDEN, THE SWEDISH METAL TRADES EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION (SVF) SET UP A TRAINING DEPARTMENT IN 1958. JOBS ARE ANALYZED AT WORKPLACES BY CONSULTANTS, PLANS ARE APPROVED BY AN SVF TRAINING COMMITTEE DRAWN FROM INDUSTRIES, AND THEN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTOR…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FOUR METHODS OF INCREASING READING RATE, COMPREHENSION, AND FLEXIBILITY WAS STUDIED. TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE FRESHMEN AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SERVED AS SUBJECTS. TWENTY-FIVE LESSONS WERE GIVEN OVER A 6-WEEK PERIOD. SUBJECTS WERE TESTED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE LESSONS AND AGAIN AFTER 8 WEEKS. THE METHODS OF…

THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO INSTRUCTION INVOLVES A CAREFUL SPECIFICATION OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES IN BEHAVIORAL AND MEASURABLE FORM, FOLLOWED BY A SUCCESSION OF EVALUATION-REVISION CYCLES IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS, UNTIL NEW STUDENTS EXPOSED TO THE PROCESS ACHIEVE THE DESIRED OBJECTIVES. SEVEN MAJOR PAPERS WERE PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE--(1) THE…

THE THEORETICAL ORIENTATION OF THIS PAPER IS TOWARD STIMULUS RESPONSE (S-R) LEARNING THEORY, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE POLLARD-MILLER PARADIGM OF (1) DRIVE, (2) CUE, (3) RESPONSE, AND (4) REWARD. IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND UTILIZATION OF MEDIA AND TEACHING MATERIALS, THESE FOUR CONDITIONS REQUIRE THE EMPLOYMENT OF A NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL VARIABLES. THIS…

This study presents the main features of a model for the design, production, and distribution of educational media, software, hardware, and equipment for the schools of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (CSR). Introduced by an overview of the CSR educational system, the report includes a discussion of media in the schools dealing with such…

This review of the literature on individualized instruction entered in the ERIC system between November 1978 and October 1979 covers the development and sharing of individualized learning modules and systems; mastery learning; applications of television to individualized instruction; descriptive and research reports on individualized…

This report prepared for instructional media specialists provides data on the program of services, the size of the staff, and the size and extent of facilities for instructional media programs in the schools of Wisconsin. Information is displayed separately for senior high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools, with further subdivisions…

Intended for regular class teachers, the booklet provides information to aid in mainstreaming the visually impaired (VH) child. Sections address the following areas: characteristics of the VH child (legal and educational definitions, common visual defects, etiology); identification and signs of visual problems (warning symptoms); the vision…

A simulation game designed as a tool for teaching parenting skills is described. This board game, called MANDALA, guides participants through the process of rearing a child from conception to adolescence. Assuming the parenting role, players must cope with true-life experiences of their child. A throw of the dice sends players through the various…