DESIRABLE OBJECTIVES SUCH AS QUALITY FOOD PREPARATION, EFFICIENT SERVICE, ECONOMY AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR FOOD PREPARATION IN GRANT TOWERS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, DEKALB, WAS SATISFIED BY THE USE OF INFORMED PRE-PLANNING, COMPREHENSIVE SPACE-STUDIES, AND CRITICAL PATH PLANNING PROCEDURES. THE ARTICLE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE DESIRED FOOD…

MUSIC FACILITY GUIDELINES WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE MUSIC EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE ARCHITECT IN DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING NEW OR REMODELING EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS. SUBJECT AREA COVERAGE INCLUDES MUSIC FACILITIES AT ALL LEVELS FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY. THE CONTENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING…

Three makes of telefacsimile equipment are described and compared: (1) Xerox Magnavox Telecopier, (2) Datafax 1824 and Dial/Datafax, and (3) Alden II Docufax. The models described are thought to be potentially useful to libraries, specifically for the purpose of transferring copies of printed pages from one library to another. Each system is…

Computer time-sharing offers many interesting possibilities for use in teaching computer technology. To test the hypothesis that with proper hardware and software, students using time-sharing as a teaching machine could acquire proficiency in the fundamentals of programing more easily than by using standard batch-processing techniques, the…

Unesco is playing an increasingly important role in helping developing countries adapt school furniture in line with educational methods and goals. This publication includes an independent evaluation of Unesco's school furniture projects in Sri Lanka and Tunisia. For purposes of comparison, evaluation of a furniture project carried out by the…

This annotated bibliography includes summaries of ten articles and one book dealing with the use, selection, and care of carpeting in schools. In addition to the citations, there is also an introductory section, which discusses the economic rationale for using carpeting in school buildings and offers recommendations for the selection and proper…

The document reviews the literature concerning the training effectiveness of flight simulators and describes an experiment in progress at the University of Illinois' Institute of Aviation which is an initial attempt to develop systematically the relationship between motion cue fidelity and resultant training effectiveness. The literature review…

This study is the first in a series which was conducted under the name STRANGER III, and which was to examine trainee's long-term memory of motor skills. This phase examined the effects of varying fidelity of training devices on acquisition, retention, and reinstatement of ability to perform a 92-step procedural task. Three versions of the Section…

This checklist provides sets of criteria according to which judgments about each of the six major elements of an institution's educational media programs can be made. These elements are: 1) commitment on the part of the administrative and instructional staff to the use of media; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral component of…

This checklist is designed to assist school system personnel in evaluating the media programs of their schools. Criteria are listed, against which each of the central components of the media program can be measured. These components are: 1) commitment on the part of staff members to media use; 2) the inclusion of media services as an integral part…

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various video camera types and features. (EM)

Reviews six items of science equipment, including power supplies, timers, and a watt meter. (SL)

A description of an experiment testing the effectiveness of three types of language laboratory equipment: Type A is an instant playback of the student's response; type B an instant playback of both recorded material and responses; and the third, long delay playback. Type A was found to be most effective. (AMH)

An indexing cassette reference system was developed and subjected to a field trial in which 24 legally blind students from grades 7-12 were taught to use it and then tested on their skill at locating entries in a recorded sample from an encyclopedia. (Author)

Discussion of criteria for use in evaluating telecommunications hardware for a school library's online searching program focuses on modem selection. The differences between internal and external modems are described, and a prioritized checklist of recommended features for external modems is presented. (CLB)