Three hundred and six 8mm cartridge-type films were produced to provide deaf children instruction in and practice with noun vocabulary, question forms, prepositions, and speechreading. Films were placed in 12 classes. Method of presentation and time spent was determined by individual teachers, most of whom had attended a three-day orientation…

Education for Survival (EFS) was a project, funded under ESEA Title II, to provide elementary and secondary school teachers in District 50 of Colorado with multimedia materials on environmental education. Materials were stored and delivered to the schools in a mobile educational resources center/classroom (ECO-EMM). The bulk of this document…

Research attempted to determine the appropriate level of the past tense of verbs classified in the Functional Basic Word List for Special Pupils (Stanwix House List). The subjects were primary level educable mentally handicapped (EMH) children. Eight verbs were selected from each of groups A, B, and C of level 1 of the Stanwix House List. Results…

This book is a guide to teaching media literacy. Among the topics discussed are the following: (a) the use of a can as an example of media (included is a description of the basic can curriculum or "CANalysis") (b) how to devise media classes so that potential critics (parents, administrators) can appreciate the classes without judging them; (c)…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the degree to which hand positions indicated how viewers reacted to stimuli. The hand positions (touching head, body, waist, and external objects) of three intermediate students were observed and recorded at 10-second intervals. There was a significant difference in body touching as the two films were…

A representative selection of the National Archives and Records Services' audiovisual collection relating to black history is presented. The intention is not to provide an exhaustive survey, but rather to indicate the breadth and scope of materials available for study and to suggest areas for concentrated research. The materials include sound…

This is an experimental course of study designed to introduce the junior high school student to the field of chemistry through his knowledge and understanding of chemical reactions which take place in his world. The everday experiences which the student encounters show the classification, phases, and changes of matter. No prerequisite courses are…

Summarized is research performed by the Project staff from 1969 to 1973 with 125 to 300 educable mentally handicapped (EMH) or emotionally disturbed elementary and secondary school students in Syracuse, New York. Project purposes are described in terms of a system of evaluating and field testing educational materials (such as captioned films) and…

Presented is a discussion of the use of short, filmed sequences of classroom behavior (the "Classroom Vignettes") in teacher training. The five models presented range from sensitizing teachers to the interpersonal interaction in the classroom by observing and interpreting the interaction of the film characters, to using the films as a basis for…

This critical annotated bibliography of books on Greece is approached from a visitor's rather than a Greek's point of view. As it is very difficult to obtain books about modern Greece, in English, by Greeks, it has been necessary to rely mainly upon the impressions of non-Greeks, usually Englishmen or Americans, who have lived and traveled in that…

This bibliography of teaching materials for nutrition education lists pamphlets, games, audiovisual aids and other instructional and resource materials. Listings for the preschool-primary and intermediate levels are separate. Prices and addresses are given for each entry. Topics that each entry covers are also listed. (KM)

Approximately 250 instructional films are described in Volume Three (1970-1971) of this review. After an introduction which considers film discussions from the instructor's point of view and offers some ideas for conducting a film showing and ordering the films, profiles of the films are presented grouped under such areas as management…

The first of these papers contains (1) a presentation of the purposes and values of teaching a critical appraisal of the mass media; (2) a brief survey of the scope and content of present educational efforts in mass media in Britain, the United States, Canada, and Australia; (3) a blueprint for future development of programs for students and…

Some course and curriculum improvement projects funded by the National Science Foundation have produced definitive editions of textbooks, other printed materials, and instructional films. This bulletin lists materials available in 1968 through commercial or college and university sources. The publications include textbooks, laboratory guides,…

Developed by the Aviation Education Staff of the Office of General Aviation Affairs, this document identifies sources of teaching materials. Included in this resource guide is information pertaining to: (1) films and filmstrips, (2) aviation education workshops, (3) career opportunities in aviation, (4) aviation organizations, (5) government…