This review identified over 140 media/attitude studies and categorized them according to the type of media and type of attitude investigated. This categorization made it possible to determine if identifiable relationships existed between instructional media and attitudes of viewers. The literature on experiments dealing with three types of…

There is evidence that violence in motion pictures viewed by children on screen or television can contribute to violence in real life, although the movies can rarely be blamed as the sole cause of anti-social conduct. Clinical reports cite instances of the effect on "susceptible" youngsters; e.g., emotionally disturbed individuals. Long-term…

The definition of film attributes must bridge the gap between technical descriptions of the attributes (e.g., the arrangement of the visual material) and expected psychological effects of the attributes. Interaction effects between learner traits, learning objectives, and a film's attributes should be expected, since each attribute contributes to…

To teach adults successfully, methods and techniques adapted to their needs must be used. Research in adult education has concentrated on the efficiency of techniques in facilitating learning and has been most significant in the areas of readability and audiovisual aids. Research on readability has shown that heavy, involved style makes for…

This handbook introduces the important correspondences existing between English sounds and English spelling patterns. The lessons present the vowel sounds, one by one, along with systematically selected consonant sounds, and show how each sound or combination of sounds is usually spelled in English words. Irregularly spelled words are introduced…

This guide is intended for industrial arts teachers, supervisors, and teacher educators at all levels of instruction for use as a supplement to their courses. The eight units which are included are all directly applicable to aerospace technology. The primary purpose of the guide is to motivate and interest students and teachers in aerospace age…

This project was designed to examine the selection and use of films in the teaching of history, the nature of the film medium as an instrument for learning, and the manner in which the discipline and the medium can be combined effectively in the classroom. Teachers need to be made aware of audiovisual materials available to them and methods of…

In this review, science books and films are evaluated. All instructional materials reviewed are coded to indicate the grade levels for which they are appropriate. An appraisal of the materials (highly recommended, recommended, acceptable, or not acceptable) is included. Bibliographic and ordering information are provided for each book and film, as…

This document provides subject access to the non-book educational media in the Audiovisual Room of the United States Military Academy Library. Materials are listed alphabetically by title under 83 major subject areas. Types of materials in the collection include phonograph records, open-reel tape recordings, audio cassettes, video cassettes, 16mm…

Listed in the bibliography are 34 multimedia materials intended to foster positive attitudes toward the handicapped. Information on title, length, distributor, cost, and content is provided for the following types of materials: l6mm films, filmstrips and audiotapes, videocassettes, videotapes, slides, audiotapes, and records. (CL)

This document lists audio-visual materials that college teachers can use in journalism classes. The titles, length, rental costs, and sources for these materials are organized by content under the following categories: news/documentary, entertainment, history, international, print journalism and photojournalism, and regulation/freedom of…

This quarterly publication reviews books and 16mm films for trade, text and reference; for elementary grades through senior high school; for college, professional and reference; and for libraries and the general reader. All instructional materials reviewed are coded to indicate the grade levels for which they are appropriate, and the level of…

For audiovisual personnel planning multi-image presentations, a programer is suggested and its purpose and functions explained. Digital, frequency and punched-taped programers are defined and discussed, and approximate costs given. Methods of operating are described, and the possible tie-in of a dissolve unit is discussed. Equipment hookups are…

Early American materials in non-book formats available at Washington University's John M. Olin Library are listed. Microform materials include: books, pamphlets and broadsides printed between 1636 through 1800; 700 rare volumes from the colonial, revolutionary, and federal periods from the University of Virginia; American plays from 1714-1830; and…

In this volume of a review, science books and films are evaluated. All instructional materials reviewed are coded to indicate the grade levels for which they are appropriate, and the level of recommendation--from "two stars" to "not recommended." Bibliographic and ordering information are provided for each book and film, as is a signed review. A…