How to develop instructional television lessons and study guides from a practice tape. (Author)

Discusses the use of "generation tables" to demonstrate the effect of age on the size of a population in a biology course for nonscience majors. Included are specified assumptions and conditions for table construction. (CC)

A discussion of the development of suitable course material for CAI. (HB)

A look at one programing language, Fortran, for use in CAI. (HB)

Two simple ways to improve audio for tapes made in a school classroom. (Author)

How one teacher in Germany uses the tape recorder in instruction. (HB)

Discusses some experimental units which are prepared at the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics and intended to serve in class and science programs to enhance public understanding of science. The materials can serve to portray the scientists as people with human concerns and motivations. (CC)

A three-year research project, including more than one year in a network affiliate station, provided the material for an analysis of current practices in television news programming. Based on the thesis that the organization of news encourages the oversimplification of events, this analysis traces the foundation of the bias called the "news…

This report deals with the development of independent study materials for inservice training of teachers. Four major stages in the development of materials are discussed, each requiring different skills, organizations, and resources: (1) identification of user needs, (2) design and production, (3) evaluation and development, and (4) dissemination.…

Reports on course revisions made on the basis of input from discussions with chemistry teachers and pupils, a questionnaire administered to chemistry teachers in 200 schools, and details of the performance of candidates on the Nuffield 0-Level examination. Revised materials include materials for the pupil, for the teacher, and the exam. (GS)

This manual for authors of lessons to be used with the PLATO interactive computer system provides an overview of the system, describes its characteristics, and provides detailed instructions for the use of system features to author a lesson. An introductory chapter describes sign on procedures and various online features available to the author,…

This booklet describes how to make large two-dimensional models of dinosaur skeletons which can be effective teaching tools. Small laminated wood dinosaur models are enlarged, traced, and transferred to tri-wall cardboard (one-half inch thick) and cut out with a saber saw. Parts are then slotted and numbered for easy assembly. The result is a kit…

The purpose of this development phase of a larger project entitled "Development of Competency-Based Instructional Materials for Local Vocational Education Administrators" was to field test and revise prototypic competency-based administrator instructional packages. A search was conducted to identify currently available competency-based…

The first year of work has been completed by a consortium composed of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) and seven interested states to support the cooperative development, field testing, and implementation of competency based modules for the preparation of local administrators of vocational education. An outgrowth of…