Instructors responsible for the education of aliens for citizenship status have recognized the value of incorporating a variety of audiovisual aids into their instructional program. This annotated compilation of videotapes, records, tapes, filmstrips, films, film loops, transparencies, charts and kits suggests useful supplements to the broad areas…

This report describes an experiment which tests the effectiveness of a multimedia, continuous learning program in comparison with that obtained in a traditional Spanish language course. Results of the Modern Language Tests for Spanish 1 indicate that experimental and control groups were equal at the conclusion of one year of study in both the…

This developmental program in the constructive control of aggressive behavior is designed to encourage students and teachers: (1) to analyze the underlying causes of different forms of aggressive behavior; (2) to consider their consequences; and (3) to think of viable alternatives. This causal approach views aggressive behavior as an individual's…

Based on the poem "1960s: Decade of Muffled Drums," this guidebook suggests how multimedia presentations enhance and illustrate literary selections. The booklet is intended both for teachers planning a media course and for teachers who are interested in including multimedia with other teaching approaches. Among the media which can be used are tape…

Videotape and closed circuit instructional television (ITV) have been used for training Internal Revenue Service agents, and its use should be expanded. Experiments show that for every hour of conventional instruction converted to ITV a 25% time savings with equal or increased learning effectiveness can be expected. Although the capital cost of…

Starting with the second semester of the 1971-72 school year, the Phoenix Union High School System accepted a performance contract with Educators Service Incorporated of Edina, Minnesota. The contract enabled the district to implement a one-semester program, which was a multimedia course consisting of 36 thirty-minute videotaped sessions which…

An experimental multimedia gross anatomy program for freshman medical students at Emory University includes audiovisuals, computer-assisted instruction, and tutorial sessions using prosected specimens. No lectures or dissection are included. A comparative study shows that multimedia students learned human anatomy as well as those in traditional…

The development of a Prison Education Network (PEN) program at Mercer County Community College (New Jersey) has involved regular and part-time faculty, additional support staff, and increased development and use of instructional aids. Televised and videotaped courses designed for PEN have changed campus instruction. (RT)

The author defines competency-based individual and mediated instruction and argues that it should be used in developing countries' training programs. He cites barriers to implementation of competency-based instruction, including translation problems, the need for inservice teacher training, and geography. Possible solutions are presented. (CH)

Describes an approach to French literature that looks at the process of making a novel into a film. The technique focuses on comparisons of composition, characters, and language. (MSE)

Presents a media production unit for grade 3 which combines library media, art, language arts, and science skills to produce a slide-tape program of original poetry. Unit goal, subject area objectives, performance objectives, materials, procedures/activities, and evaluation are described. Five resources are listed, and a sample script is included.…

Describes a project that investigated the potential effectiveness of multimedia education packages incorporating broadcast television, computer software, and other media. Suggested guidelines for the creation and evaluation of broadcast-linked software are presented. (3 references) (CLB)

Reviews criticisms and benefits of telecourses. Considers the instructional intent of telecourses and the assumptions held by telecourse producers and designers about telecourse students. Examines the role of various media in telecourse instruction, and the effects of television technology on the teaching and learning processes. (AYC)

Challenges language educators to use the computer wisely, as a tool for more effective learning of language, which is so crucial to the building of world-wide bridges of understanding in this age of economic interdependence and nuclear threat. (Author/SED)