Stereoscopes can be used to teach visual art students the process of eye accommodations. A classroom activity is described. (RM)

Two experiments were conducted to assess the relative effectiveness of stimulus shaping and "traditional" prompting procedures with six low-functioning retarded children (one-six years old). Stimulus shaping procedures required less training time than to criterion, resulted in fewer errors, required fewer and less intrusive therapist's prompts,…

College student subjects were presented one of four versions of a simulated news broadcast. Audio-plus-print elicited the highest recall scores. Print alone generated more involvement than videotape or audio-plus-print.

Designed for parents or teachers of young children with autism, this guide outlines the development stages in nonverbal or visual thinking, communication, imitation, and play in children with and without autism. In the section on nonverbal or visual thinking skills, the paper addresses simple sorting and matching, the purpose of sorting, and more…

This paper discusses the use of digital cameras in K-12 education. Examples are provided of the integration of the digital camera and visual images into: reading and writing; science, social studies, and mathematics; projects; scientific experiments; desktop publishing; visual arts; data analysis; computer literacy; classroom atmosphere; and…

Students find American History more interesting when they set out to make a movie of the gold rush. (GB)

Article is a detailed course description of a film study program with an excellent film bibliography. (GB)

Author states that participation in TV becomes video feedback to teachers and parents. If radical approaches to TV become the norm, video will be the content of a new awareness that is being generated by this new visual culture. (Author)

Reports that no significant relationships were found between the selected visual perceptual, visual motor, and inter-sensory integration skills and reading achievement. (TO)

Author discusses instruction by media presentation and advocates testing which is designed to fit the instructional methodology. (HB)

Describes an exhibition sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring hundreds of spirals to observe, which toured 38 neighborhoods in the five boroughs of New York City in 18 months, relying on community support and extension. (JM)

Article details technique of making photograms with blueprint paper. Second-graders brought small objects to school, arranged them indoors in designs, then went outside to duplicate the patterns using blueprint paper. The experience of seeing the sunlight bleach the paper before their eyes is described as both stimulating and particularly…