A split class of 10 Year 1 pupils and 20 Year 2 pupils used the Listen Look Learn multi-media program. A Year 1 and a Year 2 class using the regular basal reading program served as control groups. The effectiveness of the Listen Look Learn program was examined by comparing the reading tests scores of the experimental and control groups. To allow…

Three trends have shaped the goals of instructional technology during the last ten years. These are: a trend toward multi-disciplined approach to achieve specific learning objectives through field testing; a trend toward the development of more complex, multimedia, expensive equipment, materials, and systems; and a trend toward programs designed…

The past preoccupation of reading teacher education with how reading should be taught to the exclusion of immersing students in the process of teaching reading has reaped resentment toward neophyte teachers' ignorance of reading materials, approaches, and techniques already established in schools. Changes in that perspective of reading teacher…

MATCH boxes (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) were developed by the Children's Museum in Boston. They are presently distributed by the American Science and Engineering Company. The MATCH box concept consists of a collection of multi-media activities packaged in kit form to be used by elementary school teachers and children. The…

Prepared for the use of elementary and secondary school teachers, this catalog is designed to provide information about environmental education materials which will aid in classroom presentations and in curriculum development. Subject areas cover conservation and natural resources, ecology and ecosystems, environmental action and survival,…

In planning media systems for individualized study it is valuable to know if printed materials are as effective as projected materials in promoting student recall. An experiment to compare printed and projected materials utilized subjects from graduate school, the tenth, and the twelfth grade. Subjects were tested on images in either printed or…

A multi-media instructional program in educational research was designed to add structure and uniformity for the presentation of course content both on- and off-campus. It was hypothesized that the program would encourage equivalent performances from the on- and off-campus students and alleviate such problems as: (1) lack of uniformity in the…

Describes the two and one-half year process of developing a genetics course for Britain's Open University. The final package of print, television, radio, home experiments, summer schools and a number of assignments and examinations is a product of the course team of Open University staff, British Broadcasting Corporation production staff, and…

Describes the membership, responsibilities, problems, and group dynamics involved in the team approach to the design and development of courses for Britain's Open University. The team selects content and creates teaching materials using various media (correspondence texts, television and radio programs, summer school, home experiment kits,…

An approach for developing competencies in media with a student centered, multimedia approach using modular learning units is described. (Author)

This article discusses instructional development, a process evolved by instructional technologists which provides a useful approach to bridging the gap between educational research and its practical application to the solution of educational problems. (Author/RM)

Discusses the use of a programed multi-image lecture approach for teaching a botany course to nonmajor students at the University of California, Berkeley. Also considers the advantages, production, method of presentation, and design of the multimedia lectures. (HM)

Language and cultural modules are multimedia in nature and non-sequential. Modules should be used in association with the themes and vocabulary found in the main course textbook. Reference is made to the "A-LM German Language Programs" and modules produced by Ontario German teachers in 1976 in West Germany. (SW)

Outlines the metric education program developed and implemented by the industrial education department at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College. The comprehensive, three-phase program is designed to help all students as well as teachers and community members to prepare for the metric transition, while at the same time increase their enrollments. (TP)

Criticisms of the printed medium of instruction are made with the implication that a system which relies upon one medium of instruction is unlikely to provide either the kind of resource or the answers a teacher needs. (MN)