The use of promotional films by the Hampton (Virginia) Normal and Agricultural Institute between 1900 and 1917 is examined in this paper. The paper first traces the problems faced by Hampton and other private southern black schools during the early twentieth century and describes Hampton's extensive promotional efforts designed both to improve…

THE EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS OF A MULTISTATION, MOTION PICTURE, ELECTRONIC DRIVING SIMULATOR WERE STUDIED. THE SIMULATOR PROVIDED IMMEDIATE KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (FEEDBACK) USEFUL FOR ADJUSTING STUDENT DRIVING BEHAVIORS. THE STUDY INCLUDED 400 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO EITHER AN EXPERIMENTAL OR A CONTROL GROUP. FOUR INSTRUCTORS TAUGHT…

THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE A SPECIFIC APPLICABILITY OF USING CLASSROOM DEMONSTRATION FILMS AS PART OF TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INSTEAD OF THE CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUE OF LIVE CLASSROOM OBSERVATION. A SERIES OF 20 FILMS WAS PREPARED FROM FOOTAGE OBTAINED DURING THE COURSE OF 77 MEETINGS OF A NORMALLY SCHEDULED CLASS IN THE UNIVERSITY…

A FILM WAS PRODUCED WHICH DEALT WITH FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERACTION BETWEEN TEACHER AND PUPIL IN THE AUDIOLINGUAL TECHNIQUE FOR TEACHING RUSSIAN. THE USE OF MOTION PICTURES FOR THIS PURPOSE HAS OBVIOUS ADVANTAGES, BUT THE FILM CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO TELL THE STORY ALL BY ITSELF. AN ACCOMPANYING MANUAL WAS PRINTED TO SERVE AS A COMMENTARY TO BE READ…

This publication describes numerous films and shows how they can be used to teach verbal and visual skills. Separate sections examine the use of films in teaching reading and composition skills, literature appreciation, and visual literacy. An alphabetical index of films cited gives information for each film regarding year of release, length,…

Film may be used in the classroom as a mental health intervention, offering a child with dilemmas, fears, or minor personality and social maladjustments an alternative means to mobilize his inner resources through expanding his acceptable models and coping strategies. Teachers using film in the classroom for this type of affective intervention…

Over 80 films are listed in this annotated film guide on China. Designed to help educators select films about China, each entry contains a short annotation which gives a capsule and sometimes evaluative summary of film content. The booklet is divided into four sections on China before and after 1949, Taiwan, and Chinese culture. Each listing…

This booklet is intended for teachers who are now teaching units in film production as part of a program in communication or who wish to begin work with filmmaking in such a program. The first section is intended to serve as a brief introduction to film theory, while a major portion of the rest of the booklet is devoted to film projects which may…

This paper describes a silent film made by the author which illustrates various French gestures. The format is Super 8, and the film lasts five minutes. The script is given, along with an English translation. The story concerns several French students at an outdoor cafe wondering about one of their friends. The conversation includes 10 typical…

This report focuses on evaluation of urban vocational programs by black students. Tutorial review sessions were conducted with 72 black high school students from a large vocationally-oriented school in Philadelphia in order to evaluate and revise self-instructional programs based on standard courses in vocational education. The hypothesis that…

An outline of a conceptual framework evolved in the 1940's for the use of the Instructional Film Program at The Pennsylvania State College (University Park) is given in this report for the benefit of research workers in the field of instructional sound motion pictures and also for researchers in the related fields of mass instruction by radio and…

The increasing convergence between film and television has brought about a need for an encyclopedia linking the two media. The volume covered here is devoted to the area of technology, to film and to television individually, and to the interrelationships which have developed between them. A historical framework is also provided, as is a survey of…

The characterizations of women in three of Federico Fellini's films can be used to demonstrate the process of self-actualization real women experience during the fulfillment of the promises of the women's liberation movement. The films "La Dolce Vita" and "8 1/2" portray traditional stereotypes of women with traditional…

Media, specifically documentary films on television, profoundly affect both social structure and man's psychological percepts. The clash of views depicted is between "print man" (using U.S. Representative Harley Staggers as an example) and "electronic man" (portrayed as Frank Stanton of CBS) centering on Stagger's objections to…

This sociological treatment of mass communications analysis first discusses the theories of audience behavior, then turns to the organization of media production, and closes with a study of performance. The book covers audience needs and gratifications, the history of British press and broadcasting results of systems of media distribution, the…