Rapid developments in invented technologies lead educational institutions to effectively integrate these technologies into the teaching-learning processes. However, both institutions and individuals face different obstacles because of these integration processes. By taking various precautions maybe overcome. Thus, this study was designed to…

With the exception of the procedures developed by Porter and colleagues (Porter, 2002), other methods of defining and measuring alignment are essentially limited to alignment between tests and standards. Porter's procedures have been generalized to investigating the alignment between content standards, tests, textbooks, and even classroom…

An important use of multimedia as a learning tool in academia is the process of designing and developing a multimedia project. The design and development process empowers students to explore, discuss, evaluate, and articulate their knowledge in a richer medium. A journalistic approach to examining the virtues, limitations, and components of the…

A study evaluated the assertion that basal reading programs limit or control teachers' instructional decision making through a process referred to as "deskilling" by surveying elementary educators regarding their use of and opinions about basal reading programs. Responses from 553 of 1,000 randomly sampled International Reading…

To encourage students to think about career options and to familiarize them with opportunities available in their school, steps for developing a sound/slide presentation are described. (Author/AG)

A description of a child centered media program in London, England. (HB)

A report on the activities of the Dover Educational Television Center, Great Britain. (HB)

Evaluates the following, gained in work with language teaching installations in the German Democratic Republic: perceptions, regarding meaningful utilization of tested elements of methodology, the actualization of the leading role of the teacher and the creation of special materials. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the development of use of overhead projectors with deaf students is discussed. (LS)

This paper discusses the requirements for implementation of computer-based learning (CBL) and presents three examples of activities related to CBL in the Netherlands in 1979-80. Problems in developing a technology for CBL materials production are discussed, and several insights behind the development of such a technology are considered: (1) it is…

The unique educational characteristics of television are discussed in this paper, which provides examples of three teaching functions to illustrate television's ability to bring students materials that would not be available through other media: (1) to demonstrate experiments or experimental situations; (2) to provide students with case study…

Approaches to the format, design, and layout of printed instructional materials for distance education are illustrated in 36 samples designed to accompany the manual, "Writing for Distance Education." Each sample is presented on a single page with a note pointing out its key features. Features illustrated include use of typescript layout, a comic…

This paper explores relationships of visual images to verbal elements, beginning with a discussion of visible language as represented by words printed on the page. The visual flexibility inherent in typography is discussed in terms of the appearance of the letters and the denotative and connotative meanings represented by type, typographical…

Procedure of Operationalizing Advance Organizers (POOAO) is a new procedure that can be utilized by researchers to construct effective advance organizers. The procedure is based mainly on the Ausubelian propositions related to advance organizers and on empirical findings of advance organizer research. The eight steps involved in the procedure are…

The booklet describes ways in which puppetry can promote growth in special and regular education students. Current usage is traced in four categories: puppetry as a demonstrative teaching tool, as an approach to help develop language and communication skills, as a therapeutic tool, and as a form of theater and school arts. Guidelines are presented…