Developed from a series of workshops in Kenya, this handbook offers practical guidance for those creating printed distance education materials for African students. The introduction describes the workshops and a short section explains how to use the handbook. Twelve units appear on the following topics: (1) overview of distance education; (2)…

Arguing that the failure of instructional materials is frequently due to misconceptions held by their developers concerning the nature of comprehension, this chapter examines the factors involved in comprehension and relates them to the design of instructional materials. Three types of errors in comprehension are discussed, and ways to avoid them…

A survey of the literature on science and reading research supports the identification of six potential foci and numerous interactions for future research related to science and reading. These six areas are: (1) nature of science and science education; (2) nature of the reading process (outlining Holliday's 10 rules for designing effective science…

Learning to program involves developing an understanding of two hierarchies of concepts. One hierarchy consists of data and extends from very literal data (which represents only itself) to very abstract data incorporating variable values in complex interrelationships. The other hierarchy consists of the operations performed on the data and extends…

In June, 1979, the American Camping Association implemented Project STRETCH (Strategies to Try out Resources to Enhance the Training of Camp Directors serving the Handicapped), a nationwide in-service training program for personnel providing services to handicapped children and youth in regularly and specially designed camping and outdoor…

Learning Activity Packages (LAP's) are not meant to replace textbooks. (MW)

In this paper the present state of the art in authoring systems in surveyed and the other papers in this special issue are introduced. (Author)

A learner centered approach to health professions education is described with emphasis on development of appropriate instructional materials by the Educational Resources Group of the University of Missouri (Columbia) Medical Center. (Author)

Compared was the effectiveness of training in three different tactual map reading search patterns with 144 braille readers in grades 4-12. (LH)

A prescriptive article for teacher developed instructional media. (HB)

A discussion of the use of photography in instruction. (HB)

A discussion of how to make and use tape/slide media in instruction. (HB)

A look at how mathematics for life insurance courses is currently being used in a nontraditional college environment. (Author/HB)

The guide consists of patterns for making ten hand puppets based on Spanish games and characters. These hand puppets can be used by the teacher or student. They can be made of felt or construction paper. These hand puppets can teach a simple song and game or become a means of introducing many things. The patterns are for the characters of Cri Cri,…