THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 449 ANNOTATED ENTRIES SUPPLEMENTS AN EARLIER HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH OFFICE REPORT, "THE DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS" (TECHNICAL REPORT 66-18, NOVEMBER, 1966). IT SERVES AS A GUIDE TO MANY OF THE STUDIES CONDUCTED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING METHODS AND TOTAL INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS. AN INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM…

INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME ARE THE REPORTS ON CURRENT ISSUES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING DEVELOPED BY THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1962 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES. DISCUSSIONS OF THE NATURE AND IMPLICATIONS OF LINGUISTICS, ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING, AND ITS APPLICATION TO GRAMMAR, DRILLS, TEXTBOOKS, AND LANGUAGE…

SINCE NO TESTS OF SPANISH SPEAKING ABILITY AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL WERE AVAILABLE WHEN THE PROJECT BEGAN (1960), IT DEVISED THREE CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED ITEMS TESTING THE SEPARATE ASPECTS OF THE SPEAKING SKILL--PHONETIC ACCURACY, STRUCTURE, AND EASE AND NATURALNESS OF EXPRESSION. A RANDOM SELECTION OF FIFTH-GRADE PUPILS WERE TESTED INDIVIDUALLY,…

A catalog of ERIC documents accessioned by the Modern Language Association ERIC Clearinghouse and other Clearinghouses during November 1967 and June 1968 lists materials relating to foreign language instruction. Items are grouped alphabetically, and a user index helps locate items in twelve categories. Information is given on prices (both…

This fifth in a series of such catalogs lists 324 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouses from November 1969 through April 1970. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 13-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

This sixth in a series of such catalogs lists 330 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouses from May 1970 through October 1970. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 13-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

This second in a series of such catalogs lists 166 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) clearinghouses from July 1968 through September 1968. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 12-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

Conclusions and recommendations of the 10th Congress of the Federation Internationale des Professeurs de Langues Vivantes based on papers, speeches, and discussions of language research in many different countries are presented. A three-part section on audio-visual aids comments upon: (1) the value and limitations of the language laboratory, (2)…

This third in a series of such catalogs lists 352 items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) clearinghouses from October 1968 through April 1969. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 12-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

The author traces the history of instructional television (ITV), concluding that classroom television is little more advanced or accepted than it was in 1950. He suggests that there will be an increasing use of videotaped, pre-recorded, inexpensively produced local television lessons in place of broadcast ITV. The basics of television production…

This is a collection of speeches, reports, and discussions from a symposium at Oklahoma Christian College in March, 1971, which concerned the use of learning centers, particularly at the college level. Participants agreed that learning centers are an efficient way of giving large numbers of students personalized instruction and allowing them to…

This eighth in a series of such catalogs lists all items pertaining to foreign language instruction that were accessioned by all Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouses from May through October 1971. Entries are organized alphabetically, and a 14-category user index assists in pinpointing items relevant to particular…

"Channel One" is a television news program produced by Whittle Communications Inc. and broadcast by satellite to American secondary schools that have entered into a contract for it. The contract requires no monetary payment by the school and provides it with a satellite dish, videocassette recorder, and essentially one television per…

Distance-education delivery through interactive television (ITV) is an effective means of providing instruction to learners. There are many advantages, such as the ability to provide immediate feedback and personal participation. To be effective, however, ITV requires structured planning and development, making the use of instructional design…

This descriptive report examines the efforts of a faculty team at the University of Minnesota's General College to revise an interdisciplinary general education course on conflict and change so that it would meet the unique educational needs of adult, non-traditional students. The report first describes a proposed course delivery format designed…