The DeFrancis Chinese texts and texts from the People's Republic of China are compared, regarding instructional value, character use and cost. (CHK)

Reviews the selection of screenwriting texts as well as other material available to the screenwriter teacher and screenwriter. Focuses on writing materials for film and prime time television only. (KEH)

Advocates using the cloze procedure and varying the criteria of success, according to the group, in order to determine the readability of instructional materials. (MKM)

Describes the Instructional Strategy Diagnostic Profile (ISDP)--an analytic tool that facilitates the evaluation and revision of existing instruction and the design of new instruction--and recounts its use in comparing two textbooks to determine the most appropriate for an organic chemistry course. (JEG)

In connection with two French grammatical problems (des bons amis - de bons amis; quatre-vingts-deux ans - quatre-vingt-deux ans), there is a discussion of consideration of the efforts toward reform of French orthography and of the decree of 1901, still in effect in France, for the choice of teaching materials for basic courses in "French as a…

To determine how the state department of education may increase its usefulness to local agencies in the process of evaluating and selecting educational products, representatives in each state of the Association of Chief State School Audio-Visual Officers and the coordinator for each state of activities under Title III of the National Defense…

A checklist of procedural guidelines for selecting new and replacement textbooks, films, tapes, kits, anthologies, and other instructional materials. (DD)

Identifies four principal conditions which might aggravate a crisis in instructional materials and programs--declining enrollment, inflationary fixed costs, increased teacher salaries and fringe benefits, and the back to basics movement. Suggests criteria to help teachers select textbooks, including seadability, appropriateness, and flexibility.…

Discusses the possibility of grading authentic texts (those not specifically prepared) for language teaching. Grading would be based on the student activity required and the difficulty of comprehension of the text. Assumed background knowledge, layouts, and graphics are also discussed, along with some practical tips for text selection. (PJM)

Two articles address issues in the development of French and Spanish language programs in elementary schools: instructional materials and time and money factors. The information presented is drawn from experience in developing the Radford, Virginia FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary School) program. The first article describes some aspects…

Prepared as a guide for Wisconsin school administrators selecting school instructional materials, this bibliography provides annotations of 57 useful readings on the selection and censorship of school materials. Journal articles, monographs, and ERIC documents are included. (RAA)

AN ANNOTATED LIST OF MATERIALS PARTICULARY SUITED TO TEACHING READING TO ADOLESCENT AND ADULT MALES IS PRESENTED. THE MATERIALS CITED SHOULD STIMULATE AND CHALLENGE READERS WHOSE ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS RANGE FROM GRADES 1 TO 6. A LIST OF PUBLISHERS WHO ARE PRINTING MATERIALS OF THIS TYPE IS INCLUDED. (JM)

This investigation attempted to determine how pupil attitudes toward mathematics might be changed by introducing the new Laidlaw Series in the Moscow Elementary School during the academic year of 1965-66. The Kansas Arithmetic Inventory for Elementary Pupils was administered as a pretest prior to the introduction of the new text and a post-test…