THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO PLAN, PRODUCE, EVALUATE, AND ARRANGE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF A KIT OF MATERIALS FOR USE IN DEMONSTRATING AVAILABLE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION. FOLLOWING THE PRODUCTION OF THE KITS, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE COMPLETED BY USERS AND AUDIENCES. REACTIONS WERE FAVORABLE, AND COMMERCIAL…

This report provides background materials for a survey which is to be conducted for the Unit of Dissemination of the Kentucky Department of Education to determine what type of packaging is preferred by users for materials distributed by the Dissemination Unit, with emphasis on teacher attitudes toward non-print media in relation to print formats.…

INFORMATION CONCERNING VISUAL PRESENTATION DEVICES, THEIR USE IN THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF, AND THEIR SPECIAL PROBLEMS WERE SURVEYED. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO ALL SCHOOLS AND CLASSES FOR THE DEAF IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE FALL SEMESTER OF 1961-62. THE RESPONSE WAS 55.9 PERCENT OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED. INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH A…

This final report details the results of an experimental program sponsored by the Mississippi State University (MSU) Special Teaching Projects Program which examined the effectiveness of video materials in a college economics classroom. The empirical results indicate that when video lessons are used as part of a course, students demonstrate…

RESPONSES WERE GATHERED FROM OVER 8,000 TEACHERS ON A QUESTIONNAIRE TO DETERMINE THOSE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCED THE EMPLOYMENT OF AUDIOVISUAL TECHNIQUES IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. PRIMARY VARIABLES USED TO OBTAIN NUMEROUS STATISTICAL DATA TABULATED IN THIS REPORT WERE--(1) ECOLOGICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS,…

A survey conducted in December 1971 for the Educational Media staff of the University of Iowa collected data on use of educational media from principals, audiovisual directors, librarians and teachers in 80 elementary and secondary schools. Administrators and teachers were asked about training in media needed on the job. Both groups indicated more…

A study was devised to investigate how media centers function within individualized instructional programs at selected elementary schools in Connecticut and to evaluate those media centers in relation to their school programs according to criteria developed by leaders in the field. Results of questionnaires showed 1) a relationship exists between…

The Colombian Institute of Pedagogy (ICOLPE) has undertaken a study of the availability and use of teaching aids and instructional materials in that country on the primary level. This report contains the results of that study. The document provides a listing of companies producing teaching aids. Questionnaires (included) were sent to educational…

The practices of media personnel regarding the duplication of copyrighted materials were studied through an opinionnaire designed to elicit responses (yes/no/perhaps) to 24 hypothetical work situations involving the possible duplication of seven categories of copyrighted media: film, filmstrips, videotapes, records, audio tapes, slide/tape series,…

This paper reports the results emanating from the Dissemination, Utilization, and Assessment (DUA) project. Designed to shed light on factors that might facilitate or impede more effective and extensive use of audiovisual materials in higher education, this 3-year project focused on the use of the audiovisual materials produced by Annenberg/CPB.…

The study was designed to encourage home economics teachers to use audiovisual materials for more effective classroom communication, and to provide information which would assist them in developing selected types of audiovisual materials. Seventy-eight vocational home economics teachers were questioned to determine audiovisual practices, equipment…

The book, intended primarily for teachers in English schools, is appropriate for American teachers as well. Its purpose is threefold: to offer some guidance to heads of secondary schools who want to improve the quality and/or quantity of career education and guidance provided by their schools; to offer some suggestions for career education…

In order to investigate current campus utilization of media, a learning resources survey questionnaire was sent to all California State University and College (CSUC) library directors. Library media was identified as audio, projected material, video tapes, and multimedia such as kits, games, and simulations. The survey was divided into six parts;…

PROBLEMS OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS IN KEEPING ABREAST OF TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND OBTAINING OR PREPARING MATERIALS STRUCTURED IN LOGICAL SEQUENCE FOR TEACHING PROMPTED A STUDY TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZING AND OPERATING A STATEWIDE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM MATERIALS SERVICE. A SURVEY OF 48 STATE DIRECTORS AND 48 STATE…

In response to a questionnaire from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Media and Technology, 40 leaders in the field gave their opinion of the present and future of instructional technology, both in its broad and narrow (machine aids) sense. Their opinions were then the basis of a panel discussion by an advisory council that met in Washington,…