Several studies were conducted which investigated certain variables associated with visualized instruction. In these studies an evaluation was made of abstract line drawings, detailed shaded drawings, and photographs. The material was presented by tape recording, television, or a programed format and supplemented by one of the aids. Posttesting…

In spite of repeated research into the matter, no evidence has been discovered to support the claim that color television is superior to black-and-white television as an instructional aid. It is possible that there are advantages to color television which are unmeasured or unmeasurable, but the current claims for color; that it heightens realism,…

Both hardware manufacturers and software producers/distributors are arranged alphabetically by firm name and in indexes classified by product line. Entries indicate names of key personnel, addresses, phone numbers, types of material or equipment offered, and availability of printed instructions or other materials supplied with the product. Also…

The use of visual media in the classroom contributes to the improvement of teaching and learning. The purpose of this handbook is to present a practical discussion of the principles involved in designing visuals that teach. The author first describes the essentials of communication applied to instructional visuals. He then analyzes the physical…

The problem of how multimedia institutions should choose specific media for various learning tasks is explored in this informally-written paper. Several approaches to the problem are reviewed and rejected as unsatisfactory solutions. The steps described in Briggs'"Handbook of Procedures for the Design of Instruction" are briefly reviewed…

Listed are approximately 500 films in the various areas of special education. The listing has been compiled from film company catalogs, social agency listings, and National Audiovisual Center listings. Information stated is that which was in the source materials (usually name, length, source, and brief description). Films are listed under the…

The characteristics, advantages, limitations, and uses of the most commonly encountered instructional media are discussed. Guidelines are offered so that a training specialist can select the most appropriate visual material for group instruction. A checklist for evaluating instructional materials is provided. The media covered are projected media…

Part II of a series on instructional media systems outlines the facilities, equipment, and materials needed for a media system to function properly. Most of the booklet consists of photographs which illustrate the necessary facilities, equipment, and materials. Floor plans of three study centers in Utah public schools are included. (JK)

Educational media and technology are valuable supplements to books in classroom instruction, and the range of vicarious experience they can provide is itself humanizing. However, technology will not become natural or stimulating for students until it takes its place as a normal part of the classroom. The concerns which people have about technology…

Because of prevailing dissatisfaction with the 1967 version, a revised version of Chapter 12 of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules was published in 1975. The scope of the chapter was greatly expanded to cover charts, dioramas, flash cards, games, kits, microscope slides, models, realia, slides, transparencies, and videorecordings as well as…

A description of a program that successfully uses video tapes to train minority business people. (Author)

This study sought to examine one dimension of the on-the-job behavior of secondary public school teachers who have completed a teacher preparation program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (Author)

A communication medium is defined in this article as a discursive or a non-discursive language, and language is defined as a system of symbols, that can be transferred. (Author)

A report on how one school got its faculty more involved with instructional audiovisual technology on a daily basis. (Author)

Instruction by interactive television causes the watcher or learner to do something during the lesson, whether mentally or physically, whether during the action or by a start-and-stop technique. (SF)