This catalog lists and describes films produced by the National Film Board of Canada which are available for purchase and rental in the United States through various commercial distributors. For each film, the following information is given: title, length, color or black and white, distributor, purchase cost, and a one-paragraph description.…

This publication of the American Physiological Society provides information about some new classroom experiments and techniques. These are: "Negative Feedback Control in the Blowfly--A Laboratory Exercise,""Demonstration of Various Habitats for Investigating Murine Behavior Patterns," and "Use of Behavioral Objectives and Audio-Visual Tutorial…

Two major hypotheses were tested in three experiments. The first hypothesis proposed that students can imitate and internalize filmic codes, to be used subsequently as covert schematized mediators. The second hypothesis was that subjects with low relevant aptitude scores would profit more than better able subjects from films which model for them…

In a "multimedia experiment," director Frank Perry and author Eleanor Perry, adapted three of Truman Capote's short stories for television. The television plays, "A Christmas Memory,""Miriam," and "Among the Paths to Eden," were later reedited and presented in movie theaters under the title "Trilogy." This volume includes the short stories, the…

A brief description, analysis, and history of a self-instructional system to teach high school students the basic skills used in public speaking is presented. Instructional procedures in the system generally follow a two-step sequence: the student first views a film and then either a) progresses through a corresponding unit of programed material…

The two purposes of this directory are: 1) to compile a list of all public libraries in Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States which circulate nonprint materials and 2) to develop, through the directory, better communication of professional data between such libraries. Each library is listed alphabetically under state and city;…

A motion picture test of perceptual abilities has been developed for use as a screening test with elementary school children. Part I has 25 items in which the child must identify a hidden stimulus figure within one of four designs. Part II contains 25 items in which a child must identify from four alternatives a figure formed by three or four…

Performance objectives are stated for this health education unit prepared for the Dade County Florida Quinmester Program. The booklet contains an overview of the content of the unit devoted to nutrition and exercise which is intended for secondary school students, lists of suggested teaching activities found in texts and teacher sourcebooks,…

The 29 entries listed in this document cover a variety of topics and include titles of films (listed alphabetically) and titles of literary items--prose and poetry--related to film topics (listed by reading level). Some of the film topics are ancient Africans, heritage of slavery, the city in winter, diary of a Harlem family, discovering the music…

Reports on a study relating viewing film violence and aggressive verbal behavior. The effects of two viewing experiences in a nonlaboratory setting demonstrate the generalizability of previous laboratory results. (JMF)

Discusses the success of British documentaries, particularly that of the film, "The Long Search." (MAI)

The project of the Consortium of University Film Centers, aimed at the development of bibliographic control for films, is described in terms of its history and philosophy. (MBR)

Seven suggestions for using demonstrations to improve physical education instruction are presented. (MJB)

To give some idea of specific projects that have been implemented within the UNESCO arts education program in recent years, 12 sectors of the program are described. (Author/RK)

Discusses the importance of aesthetic education in Poland and reviews the creation, proceedings, and outcomes of the Polish Biennale of Art for Children held in 1973 and again in 1975. (JMB)