The selection and purchase of instructional films for use in elementary and secondary schools is a complex process. Generally choosing a film is the task of the classroom teacher or the principal. However the decision can involve a wide variety of other personnel including audiovisual coordinators, business managers, and librarians. This survey of…

The author addresses his dissertation to two audiences: the mass communications practitioner, to help update his knowledge about the phenomena, and the researcher, to provide a starting point for a systematic pursuit of knowledge about media. In the first part, the author presents a model for persuasive mass communications, specifying the critical…

University professors are surveyed regarding their use of instructional media, including movie, slide and overhead projectors, record players, and television receivers. Results show widespread usage of equipment and materials as an integral part of instruction, and lend modest support to the hypothesis that faculty who teach the largest classes…

Presented are two sets of forms--teacher level and national level--used by the National Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped to evaluate and select appropriate instructional materials. The documents provide check lists for evaluating materials on the basis of identification of needs (such as learner characteristics,…

Materials concerning parenthood education were assessed and classified as published research, audiovisual materials, and pamphlets and booklets. Eighty-nine items of related research were reviewed and listed in a bibliography. Content and technical quality of audiovisual materials from a national search were reviewed and evaluated based on…

The author describes some of the past and current trends in the field of educational film production and identifies many films useful in social studies classes. (Author/DE)

The author discusses the special potential of nonnarrated films over traditional films and cites many film titles for possible classroom use. (Author/DE)

Responses to the curriculum survey in the May 1978 issue are summarized and a profile of the curriculum user derived. The kinds of curriculum materials that teachers use, want, and need are listed from the 117 responses to the survey. (MF)

A detailed report on the initial planning, organization, and present management of the Northwest Area Health Education Center, an educational network linking academic health centers with larger community hospitals. (VT)

The author describes four kinds of ancillary instructional materials and how they may be used in the business education classroom: practice sets for various business skills; programmed materials; single-station simulations (role playing); and full-scale simulations (model office or corporation). (MF)

Discusses criteria to apply in the selection of textbooks and teaching methods for the teaching of English as a second language. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

The course material "En Avant" for the Primary French Project in Britain is analyzed. Rationale, content and methods of presentation are viewed as inadequate and language styles and verbal expression stilted and unreal. The materials will not help teachers achieve what is expected. (CHK)

Ideas for using brief literary extracts to study personal interactions in a foreign language are offered. A sample sketch is presented, and class exercises designed to teach skills while examining the text creatively are outlined. (MSE)

Suggestions are made for choosing popular songs for classroom language study and for promoting their appreciation and interpretation. Examples are included. (MSE)

Reports the results of a survey that examined educational media usage and preference by teachers. Reasons for the increasing use of computers and videotape cassette recorders over traditional media are identified, and the need for media courses in teacher education curricula is discussed. (CLB)