Author discusses the problems of attempting a student materials production program. (Author)

A 3 year project to develop a beginning braille reading series was undertaken, beginning with research reviews on concept development, tactual perception, braille reading, and general reading. Analysis of vocabulary lists and specifications followed, culminating in development of the readiness, preprimer, and primer readers with accompanying…

Developed by the Multi-level Captioning Project, the manual provides guidelines for linguistically controlling reading materials for the deaf. An introduction describes the three proposed reading levels based on difficulty of vocabulary, syntax, and inference. Chapter 1, on vocabulary, considers word list sources, guidelines for controlling…

Intended for producers of educational materials, the document offers guidelines to assure that print and nonprint educational materials reflect a positive, fair, and balanced representation of persons with exceptionalities. Nine guidelines are discussed: (1) 10% of the contents should include or represent children or adults with an exceptionality;…

In January of 1977 the Educational Products Information Exchange Institute (EPIE), the National Institute of Education, and the Army Research Institute cosponsored a task force to analyze a group of instructional materials for instructional materials developers. Participants included instructional technologists, research psychologists, commercial…

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE THAT EDUCATIONAL MEDIA DESIGNERS BE PREPARED FOR A CAREER IN FORMAL EDUCATION TO THE EXCLUSION OF OTHER FIELDS CURRENTLY CLAMORING FOR SUCH SPECIALISTS. THE PROPOSED CURRICULUM ALREADY SUFFERS FROM THE ATTEMPT TO INCLUDE TOO MUCH CONTENT. THE CURRICULUM COULD BE ADAPTED TO PREPARE MEDIA DESIGNERS FOR CAREERS IN INDUSTRY BY…

The document reports on a Connecticut project to develop four resource products: "A Multi-Dimensional In-service Guidebook for Professional Personnel in Gifted and Talented;""Identification and Programming for Students with Outstanding Talent in the Creative Arts;""Identifying and Programming for Hispanic Gifted and…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDES COMMERCIAL AND UNESCO PUBLICATIONS, MOST OF WHICH BEAR PUBLICATION DATES 1942-1965. INCLUDED ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROJECTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH MIGHT BE OF VALUE IN SETTING UP A PROGRAM IN BRAZIL, WORKS ON TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, RECENT STUDIES IN THE USE OF TEACHING MACHINES, PROGRAMED…

Prepared as an aid to teachers, the document provides four outlined examples showing how to establish appropriate subobjectives and learning tasks when teaching Field Objectives from the Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. Examples seek to implement student understanding of the guide objectives and are…

A method is proposed which is said to allow elementary and secondary teachers to prepare 30-minute audio-tutorial tapes in one to three hours. A list of materials needed is provided, and the six-step procedure outlined. More than 300 Mini-Patt tapes are said to have been produced for use from elementary

Additional insight into the High School Geography Project (HSGP) is provided by this retrospective view of the critical decisions which influenced its nature and scope. A commitment was made to materials at the expense of teacher education and other changes in the educational system. Successive choices focused on a complete but frugal package of…

This document is a draft of a design for a learning tool which is an integral part of the Georgia Educational Model for the Prepartaion of Elementary Teachers (ED 025 491). (The introduction notes that specifications for the model require that all instruction be related to teacher performance behaviors and utilize the proficiency module (PM) as…

Contained in the supplement to the final report (EC062716) on intelligence test modifications for speech and motor handicapped children (such as retarded or cerebral palsied) are directions for the modified test, the modified stimuli, and the record booklets used in the research projects. Noted are the nonverbal and multiple choice design of the…