Included in this thorough overview of the probable future developments in videodisc technology and its role as an educational medium are (1) a review of current educational technology literature on videodiscs, which summarizes a U.S. Navy Delphi Study of videodisc technology use through 1986, discusses a National Institute of Education (NIE) study…

A method is proposed for using computer systems to introduce students in geography courses on the college level to quantitative methods. Two computer systems are discussed--Interactive Computer Systems (computer packages which enhance student learning by providing instantaneous feedback) and Computer Enhancement of Instruction, CEI, (standard…

This guide presents information about 229 publishers and distributors of foreign language material. The listing for each publisher covers the following areas: (1) grade level; (2) type of material available; (3) the subject content area; and (4) the language of the material. The contact person for each publisher is also provided. The terms which…

Six resource centers in Scotland are described and discussed to illustrate the varieties of centers which exist, and to promote the development of a system of resource centers throughout the country. Although the precise nature and function of each of the centers varies, contributers to this project elaborate on the reasons for the creation of a…

Teacher self-assessment is defined as "the process of self examination for the purpose of instructional self-improvement". Seven steps to teacher self-assessment, a series of interlocking strategies, are intended to help both experienced and beginning teachers identify and improve classroom teaching behavior. Although they represent a…

This issue of the Journal contains the following articles and features: (1) "Information for English Teachers"; (2) "The Group-Oral Test: An Experiment," by T. Reves; (3) "Finding a New Method for Testing Oral Proficiency," by L. Taharlev; (4) "The Experimental Oral Examination," by Y. Lapushin; (5) "One Vote for the Group Oral Test," by E.…

To develop research capabilities among public relations professionals, a research teaching program was begun as part of an advanced undergraduate course using an online computer terminal system to analyze up-to-date field survey data. Students use an interactive computer program designed to provide a linking system of live research data and active…

This report of the 1978 activities of the Australian Society of Educational Technology includes reports, articles, a state of the art review, and a technical report. Section I lists the memberships of the national executive and state chapter council, and presents a national report and reports from four state chapters. Three articles are presented…

The Iowa Educational Media Association (IEMA) and the State Department of Public Instruction conducted a survey in the fall of 1976 on the status of media services in its 1,792 public schools; the return rate from mailed questionnaires was above 90%. Media services were assessed in terms of relative success in meeting state guidelines for…

To be used with the second unit of the bilingual social science program developed for grade one, these revised supplementary teaching materials and the ditto packet are designed to help the teacher carry out learning activities which center on the concept of the child and his family. A timetable for when these materials are to be used is given in…

Approximately 500 citations are provided to help teachers and media personnel identify materials for teaching about Minnesota in elementary and secondary grades. Entries are presented in ten categories: people of Minnesota; history; government and law; industries and commerce; land, plants, and water; wildlife; recreation; arts; fiction; and…

Scenarios depicting both positive and negative alternative futures were prepared to serve as a source of ideas in this study of ways to improve education with less money. Included in this third volume are (1) a disaster scenario based on piecemeal, reactive solutions; (2) a scenario based on applications of "big media"; (3) a scenario…

A joint research project in educational techniques, which was conducted by the University of Waterloo and the IBM Corporation, explored the use of color television with random-access videotape under computer control. At the end of the three-year project, papers were solicited from all COMIT (Computerized Multi-Media Instructional Television)…

This publication is part of a bibliography of language teaching materials for German, including printed and recorded materials. It contains a contents list, the annotated entries, an index of authors, editors, compilers and adapters, and a title index. For each entry are given basic bibliographical details, an annotation describing the course, a…

The first article in this report emphasizes the importance of user participation at the planning, decision-making, and production levels of small-scale instructional development in developing nations. Four subsequent articles also centered around user participation in Third World instructional development discuss folk theater as effective 2-way…