Background and Method: Medical students are generally considered to be a unique group of experienced learners, functioning under high levels of stress and fatigue. The use of multimedia in digital environments has become a standard feature in most medical schools, but it has met with limited success. A study was designed to investigate the impact…

This study's goal was to understand the extent to which providing access to media resources focused on critical science and engineering concepts can help children living in low-income households learn. The resources examined were from the PBS KIDS multi-platform property "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" Researchers found that…

An evaluation of the media programs in New York City's decentralized school system. (Author)

WRITTEN FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL, A SERIES OF SIMPLE STORIES IS PRESENTED. THESE ARE INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE CONCEPTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE PREJUDICIAL AND DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES OF OUR TIME. A SERIES OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES MAY BE DEVELOPED, USING THE STORIES AS A TOOL. THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS ARE GIVEN--"SCHOOL…

A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MENTAL RETARDATION WAS COMPILED AS AN AID FOR PERSONS CONCERNED WITH REHABILITATION. THE 248 PUBLICATIONS INCLUDED IN THE LIST RELATE REHABILITATION READINGS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND ARE GROUPED AMONG THE FOLLOWING GENERAL HEADINGS--COMMUNITY CONCERNS, INSTITUTIONS, PERSONALITY FACTORS, PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING, SCHOOL SUBJECT…

The "skin, scale, feather, and fur" program was designed to provide children in the New York City public schools with knowledge about various animal species and their place in the animal world. Teacher and paraprofessional staff along with the Staten Island Zoo Personnel developed activities and instructed children at the zoo. They also…

TEACHER AIDS TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE GIVEN. AFTER PRESENTING A BACKGROUND ON THE NEGRO'S ROLE IN AMERICAN HISTORY, THE GUIDE OFFERS A SET OF DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. A SECTION ON THE PUERTO RICAN IS OFFERED IN THE SAME TEACHING STYLE. GUIDES ON TEACHING THE CULTURALLY DIFFERENT CHILD ARE PRESENTED,…

A status report on museums and media prefaces the annotated references listed in this paper. Futuristic proposals have been made for a Museum of Media that would be all media and no objects, and for a museum environment individualized by computer and visual previews of the galleries. The museums of today use films, slide-tapes, sound recordings,…

Students in this remedial reading program were given a chance to "turnabout" through the use of innovative materials and methods used in the program. Remedial instruction in reading and all the language arts was provided. The program utilized three paraprofessionals. The Random House High Intensity Training System was used with 180…

This monograph deals with one of the most difficult problems facing the schools--the language patterns which mark one social class from another. The "Cautionary Foreword" points out that teachers have long tried to "correct" the speech of students whose dialects were nonstandard, without much sense of how language is learned or…

This study explored the availability and frequency of use of 14 types of technology, as well as 68 teachers' views on what kinds would be most helpful, for students with learning disabilities. Information was obtained on: innovative uses of technology, the quality of software available, accessibility of computers, equipment needs for special…

THE INTEGRATION PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS HAS TWO OBJECTIVES--DESEGREGATION, TO ACCOMPLISH A BETTER ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, AND IMPROVEMENT IN ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS HANDICAPPED EDUCATIONALLY BY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES. THESE OBJECTIVES CAN BE REALIZED ONLY IF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL STAFF IS ABLE TO MEET THE HUMAN RELATIONS NEEDS…

This document is a teachers' guide to the television series, "Boricuas: The Pureto Ricans." The manual provides additional information to help teachers understand the adjustment problems and special educational needs of Puerto Rican students. The program order is as follows: Puerto Rican studies, island of Borinquen, nineteenth century,…

This evaluation is focused on the actual operation and results of five decentralized projects. The following criteria were used in the selection of the specific projects examined: the projects would represent different categories of programs, different geographical areas of New York City, and different allocations in amount of the total budget.…

THESE PROCEEDINGS REPORT 19 DISCUSSION DEBATES, EACH REPRESENTED BY A NUMBER OF PAPERS IN FOUR MAJOR AREAS--(1) CONCERN FOR ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR (ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITMENT, COOPERATIVE COLLEGE-SCHOOL SYSTEM EFFORTS, CULTURE SHOCK, STAFF AND STUDENT ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR, AND SENSITIVITY TRAINING), (2) CONCERN FOR PEOPLE (TEACHING ETHNIC GROUPS,…