This guide to multi-image program production for practitioners describes the process from the beginning stages through final presentation, examines historical perspectives, theory, and research in multi-image, and provides examples of successful utilization. Ten chapters focus on the following topics: (1) definition of multi-image field and…

Using a $274,300 grant from the National Science Foundation, Miami-Dade Community College augmented its Mathematics Learning Center with a multi-media, computer-assisted program of individualized instruction designed to efficiently aid the growing number of students with mathematics deficiencies. This program has three interlocking components. The…

The purpose of this project was to develop and field test a modularized, individualized, multimedia learning system designed to produce vocational instructors who are competent to implement and manage a totally individualized curriculum delivery system. A team of instructional designers worked with practicing vocational teachers and teacher…

This book anthologizes the papers presented and discussed at the 1964 International Reading Association convention, focusing on reading improvement through classroom practice. The book is divided into the following five parts: featured addresses; a discussion of current concerns in reading by leading authorities in the field; papers on 12 aspects…

A resource kit for the teaching of listening comprehension in French at the beginning elementary level is represented by a teacher's guide and a handbook entitled "The Maple Sugar Industry." The guide offers sample activities and lesson plans, as well as a complete procedure for conducting a listening comprehension test. Instructions are given for…

Learning and retention may be influenced by subtle instructional stimulus characteristics and certain visual memory aptitudes. Ten stimulus characteristics were chosen for study; 50 sequences of programed instructional material were specially written to conform to sampled values of each stimulus characteristic. Seventy-three freshman subjects…

In an effort to promote personal growth in an increasingly de-personalized society, an interdisciplinary humanities course, focusing on the needs of career students, was developed at Hagerstown Junior College (Maryland). The course, "The Arts: A Creative Synthesis", combines art, drama, and music with the intention of introducing…

The purpose of this study to develop minicourses in educational media for presentation to inservice teachers through the "week-end college" system at Trenton State College. The minicourses were developed primarily through consultation with experts in the field of educational media and administrators at Trenton State College. In addition to the…

This listing of Spanish-English bilingual/bicultural materials for the elementary level is the end result of a materials evaluation conducted by the El Paso Public Schools. The catalog is divided into sections by type of media: kits, sound filmstrips, filmstrips, recordings, slides and transparencies, games and models, and books are discussed.…

A new look must be directed at the role of the public library in providing additional preschool experiences for poor children. At the national level, federally funded programs, foundation aid for children's television, and the supportive declarations of national professional organizations point to efforts for bringing services to young children in…

The junior-high or high-school student who reads below the fourth-grade level was cited as a national problem. Those students must be identified by reading specialists and English teachers, and programs must be prepared to correct these reading disabilities through motivation and skill building. Because of this need, the author described the…

Teachers who wish to enrich the present social studies curriculum with economic education will find this a useful guide. Learning activities and multi-media resources are suggested which help to illucidate major and supporting concepts in economics for the third grade level. Fundamental concepts for this grade are: 1) a land-use map shows where…

A systematic approach to management procedures necessary to independent study programs focuses on six control instruments. They include: (1) an independent-study contract agreement, (2) a time-record sheet, (3) a syllabus of learning objectives, (4) a learning-objectives contract agreement, (5) a learning-objectives challenge agreement, and (6) a…

A conceptual frame can help teachers to expect and prepare for change in educational media. One change is the extent to which they and their students are affected by a media-saturated environment. To adapt media to educational tasks, teachers need to understand the theories underlying their production and their capabilities and characteristics.…

Fifteen industrial organizations were surveyed for their use of instructional television (ITV) in their educational programs for employees. The firms surveys included Xerox Corporation, RCA Corporation, General Electric Company, International Telephone and Telegraph, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, etc.…