The time and trouble taken with printed materials will most certainly be reflected in the success of the training program. In a discussion with graphic artist Richard J. Lionetti, various aspects important in communicating trainer needs to the artist are presented. (BP)

This article describes the activities of the Chinese-English Translation Assistance Group (CETA), including the development of a dictionary of general terms, and the formation of files of colloquial, scientific, and technical terms. CETA also serves as a clearinghouse for information of interest to students of Chinese. (CLK)

A description of Project Skill, a computer assisted instruction unit development course at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). The course is given for faculty as part of the in-house professional development program in the Institute. (Author/HB)

Suggests ways to maximize the individualization of packaged instruction and discusses techniques for developing tutor-assisted modules as a means of keeping a human element in packaged instruction. (RAO)

Selection and modification of instructional materials to meet the needs of handicapped students are considered. (CL)

The article describes Texas's four vocational instructional materials centers, all located in universities, and the development and dissemination of curriculum materials in distributive education, industrial arts, agriculture, home economics, teaching the disadvantaged, and others. Purchase information for the materials is included. (MF)

The article describes three steps to help business teachers choose appropriate teaching aids: (1) identify the sources of instructional materials; (2) evaluate the materials, using a variety of criteria; and (3) select materials that avoid potential problems. (MF)

Evaluated was the ability of 27 legally blind elementary students to identify and manipulate the parts of the following adapted simple machines: lever, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and pulley. (SBH)

Describes a number of different frames of reference through which educators can look at the opportunity presented by compact-disc interactive (CD-I) technology, and proposes general guidelines to help them begin thinking about a more creative role as prospective authors of CD-I materials. (MES)

The authors attempt to answer the questions how long?, how many?, and how much as they pertain to the development of training materials. The answer they found most often was "it depends." (CH)

This first in a series of articles on an instructional development project management model discusses the role of the project manager, and outlines the phases of the model that is used to meet training needs. Highlights include project planning, instructional development (including creating the materials), and followup (including evaluation). (LRW)

Questionnaires administered to 189 professional educators, 61 parents of handicapped children and 21 parent advocates rated criteria for print materials development and dissemination in terms of physical characteristics, readability/language, coverage of P.L. 94-142 (The Education For All Handicapped Children Act), and coverage of services. (CL)

Reviews relevant features for interactive video images of the four primary technologies that merge to intertwine themselves in interactive video (computers, television, instructional design, visual design); outlines critical structural elements of interactive video; and presents guidelines for creating interactive video images. (MBR)

Three programming languages--PILOT, SNOBOL, and LOGO--are described and evaluated as tools for foreign language computer-assisted instruction, and a small sample program in each language is given. A bibliography is included. (Author/SED)

Apple's SuperPILOT is an authoring language that allows teachers to easily and quickly create effective programs for classroom use. SuperPILOT features (such as turtle graphics routines) and commands are described. Several sample program listings (including one for a tutorial on the periodic table) are presented. (JN)