Portion of this paper presented to National Association of Educational Broadcasters, Instructional Division (Santa Barbara, Calif., April 4, 1966). Research sponsored by U.S. Office of Education.

Report of a Subject-Field Meeting at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

Several reasons for studying motion pictures and patrons' attitudes toward them include the following: (1) current data show that motion pictures account for 53% of the total United States spectator amusement expenditures; (2) the average weekly United States movie attendance has plummeted by more than half since 1930; (3) despite this decline,…

This annotated bibliography lists over 600 16mm films, videocassettes, and feature length films appropriate for gerontology programs. The films are listed alphabetically by title. The following information is provided: technical (running time, color or black and white, year of release), producer, availability, distributor, and sale/rental costs. A…

The National AudioVisual Center's materials on special education are presented in this catalog. Most of the materials listed are films; but books (accompanying an audiovisual program), audiocassettes, filmstrips, transparencies, and multimedia kits are also included. Entries contain all the information pertinent to a particular title, including a…

The guidelines provided are designed to help teachers analyze any visual media product--the video or film program or series, as well as any accompanying teacher guides or student workbooks, and determine their value as both learning and teaching resources. Criteria definitions and sample completed evaluation forms are provided together with blank…

RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KINESCOPES OVER CONVENTIONAL TRAINING FILMS FOR TRAINING AND TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD FILM HAD BEEN INCORPORTATED IN THE KINESCOPES. THIS INFORMATION WAS IMPORTANT TO THE FURTHER USE OF A SERIES OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS THAT HAD BEEN TELECAST TO THE NAVAL…

SEVERAL CONCLUSIONS FROM RESEARCH ON VISUALS ARE DISCUSSED. THE PARTICULAR STUDIES ON WHICH THESE CONCLUSIONS ARE BASED ARE TWO MULTIVARIATE EXPERIMENTS WHICH USED PROGRAMED SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS PRESENTED OVER TELEVISION AND PROGRAMED VERBAL MATERIALS ON THE SAME SCIENCE PRINCIPLES BUT PRESENTED IN SELF-PACED BOOKLETS. THE LEVEL OF THE…

THE AUTHOR BEMOANS THE LACK OF RIGOROUS RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, ATTRIBUTING IT TO POOR RESEARCH STANDARDS. HE IS CHEERED, HOWEVER, BY THE RECOGNITION OF RESEARCH AS A NEED. TV, RADIO, AND FILMS ARE EACH TREATED SEPARATELY, REFERRING TO HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL MATTERS, AND THEN TOGETHER WITH REFERENCE TO COMMON PROBLEMS. THE AUTHOR URGES…

MATERIALS FROM AN EARLIER PROJECT, "A SEMINAR FOR RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN ART EDUCATION," WERE PREPARED FOR DISSEMINATION AND EVALUATION IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR ON PROBLEMS IN ART EDUCATION. DISCUSSIONS DEALT WITH PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS, CONTENT, PROBLEMS OF LEARNING AND TEACHING IN ART, AND QUESTIONS…