The emotional climate of a classroom is an important factor in the proper use of media and teachers should encourage students to develop their own sense of responsibility when they use slides, projectors, and tape recorders. Author discusses skills children need for using such media. (Author/RK)

Studied effects of participation in Science - A Process Approach activities through an experimental-control, pretest-posttest research design. Data analyses of 113 kindergarten children enrolled in four classes of an inner-city school showed that transmitting skills were enhanced with increasing beginning reading ability. (CC)

As a substitute for the conventional term papers, this project was designed to help freshmen learn to pick and analyze a specific topic within a given subject field, to develop the ability to find printed source material and knowledgeable people in the subject, and to evaluate their source material objectively. (Author/SN)

A selective number of general, bibliographic, curriculur, professional and textbook references are introduced as a guide for the history teacher in choosing with discrimination from the wealth of available materials for study of Afro-American history. (SM)

Foreign language teachers are encouraged to participate in developing computer courseware. Advantages include the potential for higher quality and more plentiful materials, increased confidence with computers, and the kind of discipline a computer affords in focusing on and organizing an exercise. (MSE)

The use of mother tongue materials in teaching literacy to an 18-year-old Chilean ESL student is described. The materials, initially used for motivation, were later used for translation and other translation-related teaching. Two writing styles and work from Spanish to English and English to Spanish are discussed. (MSE)

Identifies a number of procedures and factors which may be of use to educators involved in the selection and implementation of a computer-assisted learning (CAL) application. Specific characteristics and attributes of the CAL medium are discussed and a brief review of research is provided. A reference list is attached. (Author/JL)

Urges instructors interested in applying computer technology in developmental education and learning assistance centers to survey campus and community computer resources, learn computer terminology, read computer literature, join computer organizations, and consult experts. Offers suggestions for choosing a computer system and programs, writing…

A national survey of teachers' needs with respect to children with learning difficulties being taught in Welsh indicated that teachers gave first priority to the development of a reading program, using graded reading books. Values of reality and stability were preferred in language materials, and a Welsh comprehension test was the instrument of…

Care must be taken to select technology appropriate to the teaching task in distance education. Five principles of media selection are: increasing student-system interaction, matching the medium with the materials, reducing duplication, choosing the most direct channel, and developing user-friendly systems. Interactiveness and efficiency of…

Describes a program, "Newspapers in the Classroom," that uses daily newspapers to teach important skills. (JL)

Responses to a national survey of 233 high school principals about the degree of involvement of various school personnel in five decision areas suggest that only building administrators and teachers have high degrees of involvement in decision areas. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the selection and purchase of computer software for use in educational settings. Evaluative criteria such as software reviews, publisher reputation, evidence of field-testing, and publishing company attitude toward previewing and software backup are examined. A chart of the purchasing policies of 29 publishing companies is included. (JJD)