This brief combines original research and policy analysis to examine a key issue that is often overlooked in debates about the proliferation of new technologies, education, and equity: the potential for digital media investments to support a promising learning pathway for children in our nation's increasingly diverse, low-income families. A…

USING TRIGONOMETRY AS AN EXAMPLE, A REPORT ON THE USE OF THE OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCY PROJECTOR AS AN AUDIOVISUAL AID IN CONCEPT BUILDING IS PRESENTED. SOME ADVANTAGES OVER THE CONVENTIONAL CHALKBOARD METHOD ARE--(1) OVERLAYS MAY BE SO ATTACHED THAT ANY PROBLEMS OR DIAGRAM PROCEEDS FROM THE SIMPLE TO THE COMPLEX BEFORE THE STUDENT'S EYES. (2) FACING…

THIS STUDY DETERMINED TEACHER AND STUDENT REACTION TO ENRICHED AVAILABILITY OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON USE OF MORE TRADITIONAL MEDIA IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. DATA COLLECTION BEGAN SIX MONTHS AFTER INTRODUCTION OF THE MATERIALS. IT INVOLVED SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL SCALES COMPLETED BY TEACHERS, SOCIOGRAPHS COMPLETED BY STUDENTS, AND…

A look at the learning center at DeAnza College (California). (HB)

TYPES OF INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA WHICH CAN ENCOURAGE CREATIVE BEHAVIOR ARE PRESENTED. AT CERTAIN GRADE LEVELS THERE ARE DISCONTINUITIES IN CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF INTEREST IN LEARNING. SOME DISCONTINUITIES CAN BE DECREASED OR ELIMINATED BY GUIDED, PLANNED EXPERIENCES IN CREATIVE THINKING. THESE IN TURN CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO…

TELEVISED INSTRUCTION WAS FOUND TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WHEN RESULTS WERE MEASURED BY FINAL EXAMINATIONS OR BY STANDARDIZED TESTS. STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION WERE VARIED, GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS THOUGHT THEY LEARNED MORE FROM TELEVISED CLASSES, BUT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE DOUBTFUL. COLLEGE…

A GROUP OF EXERCISES IN HISTORY CONNECTED WITH THE JENSEN TUTOR PROGRAM IS PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE NOT EXPLAINED, HOWEVER, PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE OUTLINED. THE CHAPTER IS BASED ON CHAPTER 7 OF "RISE OF THE AMERICAN NATION" BY TODD AND CURTI. FOUR ASSIGNMENTS ARE…

How the author developed a survey instrument, an evaluation procedure, and a summary of findings of his evaluation of California's media programs. (HB)

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND DISCUSSION OF THE RESEARCH ON PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION CONDUCTED SINCE 1954 HAS BEEN PREPARED. FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR, OVER 200 ANNOTATIONS WERE PRESENTED, ALPHABETICALLY BY SENIOR AUTHORS. THE ANNOTATIONS ARE DETAILED AND INFORMATIVE, AND WERE SUBMITTED TO THEIR AUTHORS FOR CHECKING. (JC)

This report explains a teaching system designed to stimulate polysensory learning by use of multi-media instructional materials, which use as many of the physical senses as practical to augment traditional instruction. They include motion pictures, filmstrips, audio tapes, models, mock-ups, etc., according to school facilities and course needs.…

Reviews the goals of the California State Department of Education's Technology in Curriculum (TIC) projects. Provides several examples of technology use and identifies several pieces of software which are being successfully used in high school social studies classes. (JDH)

THE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS PROVIDES ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THIRD GRADE PUPILS. AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION OFFERS AIDS TO THE TEACHER IN IDENTIFYING THE MORE ABLE STUDENT AND IN TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES, ART APPRECIATION, ARITHMETIC, AND HAIKU - A POETRY FORM. THE SECOND SECTION IS A COMPILATION OF SAMPLE COPIES OF PUPIL MATERIALS. THE MATERIALS…

APPROXIMATELY 190 HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BUSINESS EDUCATORS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, AND STATE EMPLOYMENT PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN A CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS TRAINING NEEDS FOR ENTRY OFFICE JOBS, TO DISCUSS OPERATING PROGRAMS IN OFFICE EDUCATION, AND TO IMPROVE THE CURRICULUMS AND METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. GENERAL SESSION…

This is the final report of project CALCOP, a joint project of the Coast Community College District, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles Police Academy to develop, implement, and evaluate computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in the rules of evidence and seach-and-seizure procedures of police training. The CALCOP learning system…