Operationalizes the theoretical foundation of Gagne's model as a component in the instructional design process. The description of design techniques includes a sample media analysis, and a sample sequence worksheet. (JEG)

An historical discussion of three types of film--teaching, information, and entertainment--is presented. The numbers of films in each category, especially the last, which includes the animated, unnarrated, iconographic, underground, and avant-garde, has grown substantially. Libraries have quickly accepted all except the revolutionary philosophies…

A form for evaluating various types of instructional materials, including their appropriateness to the learning environment and prior field testing, is presented. (RAO)

Selection and modification of instructional materials to meet the needs of handicapped students are considered. (CL)

The article describes three steps to help business teachers choose appropriate teaching aids: (1) identify the sources of instructional materials; (2) evaluate the materials, using a variety of criteria; and (3) select materials that avoid potential problems. (MF)

In Finland, German ranks third among foreign languages taught, and is declining. To encourage its study, one should avoid using long and uninteresting textbooks. As examples of good texts, W. Biermann's "Soldatenlied" and "Kleinstadtsonntag" are suggested. These portray facets of postwar Germany. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Guidelines developed by the Media Production and Review Service are presented to assist those who select and use career-related media. Single copies of NVGA's Guidelines are available for $1.00 (Order No. 72214) through APGA Publication Sales, 1607 New Hampshire Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. (Author)

Provides samples from an annotated list of children's films, with an attached list of the films' distributors. (RL)

The selection of educational films for the Captioned Films program for deaf persons is a curriculum process that involves educators from 25 schools across America. (Author/IM)

A non-computerized system which is intended to facilitate teacher access to audiovisual instructional materials, uses edge-notched cards. (STS)

A discussion of the many ways that audiovisual aids can support language instruction concludes that the use of audiovisuals is intimately tied to the conditions under which instruction takes place. (MSE)

Discussion of factors that influence a publisher's choice of electronic and media delivery techniques; assesses use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable cartridge disks, CD-ROM, modems using dial-up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites, and FM subcarriers. Sample data sizings are evaluated, and a cost model of electronic delivery costs is…

Suggests that, in considering the significance of emerging computer and information technologies, evaluators and potential users must consider not only the technologies' technical merits but also the contexts for their use, the economies of the technologies, their market perception, and their appearance within a methodological paradigm. (CB)

Investigates distinctions between the theories of Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, and Marx by considering some unresolved problems in how Innis conceptualizes both the historical process and the impact of media on social organization. Argues that certain fundamental notions in Innis' work inaccurately analyze key features of the historical…

Parent guidelines for selecting appropriate software for three- to five-year-olds address trying the software out, what to look for, and what to expect. Evaluation criteria cover appropriate vocabulary level, individual needs, child involvement, target audience, creative presentation, and useful feedback. (CB)