Common elements amongst all educational institutions are varying processes of selecting educational materials ("Choosing Blindly Instructional Materials", 2016). Whether they be textbooks, curriculum, access to internet-based platforms or other ancillary materials every educational institution participates in some manner of cyclic…

This work is a descriptive survey of the adequacy of the material resources required for effective implementation of upper basic education business studies curriculum in Ebonyi State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The entire population of two hundred and forty-one (241) business studies teachers were used for the…

This study focused on the use of curriculum materials for three teachers who had enacted instructional sequences from the materials on multiple occasions. The study investigated how the teachers drew on the materials, what they understood about the curriculum resources, and how they connected their use of the materials to their observations of…

This guide contains a comprehensive, annotated resource list intended to assist teachers in selecting resources for the kindergarten classroom. The resources are listed alphabetically under the two main headings: Series and Individual Resources. A listing of suppliers, including regional resource and urban media centers, and a title/series index…

This inventory of programed instructional materials useful in business education setting was developed specifically for the Business Education Learning System (BELS), and is divided into sections on: (1) Software, (2) Software With Accompanying Hardware, and (3) Hardware. Items in the software inventory are arranged by business subject areas and…

Effective consumer practices are applied to the task of shopping for vocational education curriculum materials. This article appears in Manpower Research Visibility, a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (MU)

Explains the origin of the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) commissioned papers that appear in this journal issue that assess the ERIC program. Discusses the need to unify the system by transforming the database into a knowledge base with a unified metadata framework that would include a variety of multimedia materials. (LRW)

In January of 1977 the Educational Products Information Exchange Institute (EPIE), the National Institute of Education, and the Army Research Institute cosponsored a task force to analyze a group of instructional materials for instructional materials developers. Participants included instructional technologists, research psychologists, commercial…

Free teaching materials which will be available at least until 1973, which have been evaluated by accredited teachers, and which have direct bearing on curriculum are listed in this catalog. Individual items are grouped under appropriate subject headings by title or source, and a description of the item is included. In addition, the approximate…

Contains seven short resources''--units, lessons, and activities on the power of observation, man and his earth, snakes, group discussion, colloquial and slang, the continuous story, and retelling a story. (DD)

A directory of resources related to computers lists the following: magazines/newsletters; sources of information; university educators involved in microcomputing; others involved in microcomputer education; and some sources of educational software. Also included is a list of articles on computers in education, alphabetized by author. (MP)

Long Island Sound is an estuary of national significance and provides important economic, recreational, and aesthetic value to the citizens of Connecticut and New York. Investigations have been conducted regarding living marine resources and nutrient loading. However, Long Island Sound is often overlooked as an educational resource. This guide is…

EXPLORATORY SYSTEMS TO CLASSIFY INFORMATION ON RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION WERE DEVELOPED FROM--(1) A STUDY OF SOURCES IN EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER LITERATURE, (2) CONFERENCES WITH RESEARCHERS AND SPECIALISTS IN NEW MEDIA, AND (3) 85 QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED FROM NEW MEDIA INFORMATION USERS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PROVIDED TO ORGANIZE…

Updates papers published ten years ago listing suppliers of polymer samples and literature for classroom use. Provides names and addresses of societies and trade associations that will provide literature on polymers free of charge. Includes a table listing companies that provide samples of polymers or recycled polymers. Another table listing…