Designed to relate to the ongoing curriculum of the Milwaukee Public Schools, these first- and second-semester teacher guides for Spanish school telecasts at the fifth grade level comprise only one part of a series developed for the use of FLES teachers in many subject areas. A brief description of course purposes, methods, classroom teacher role,…

RECOMMENDATIONS ON VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF EXTENSION SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, AND RESEARCH ARE PROPOSED. EXTENSION SERVICES (INCLUDING COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY BRANCHES) NOW ADMINISTERED BY SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS, SHOULD BE COORDINATED AT THE STATE LEVEL. STATE CONTROLLED FOUR-YEAR…

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES CONCERNED WITH ETV. ITS HISTORY AND ITS PHILOGOPHY OF USE ARE DISCUSSED. DIFFERENT ROLES OF OPEN CIRCUIT BROADCAST ETV STATIONS AND NETWORKS IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES--UNIVERSITY, LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL--ARE IDENTIFIED. CLOSED CIRCUIT TV AND TELEVISION IN THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT…

This is the sixth in a series of general bibliographies which are being developed to disseminate information concerning documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are over 400 citations to selected documents involving teacher resource materials for science education. The documents include conference…

Reports of Pittsburgh's 1967 ESEA Title I projects are presented in two volumes. The 17 reports in Volume I, which adhere to the procedures established in an evaluation model, are of programs in communication skills, camping, vocational education, music, standard English, social development, revised class organization, remedial reading by means of…

This report presents a pioneering effort in the use of television in bringing to a particular sub-population, the disadvantaged, the particular kinds of information which could dispel ignorance in certain key informational areas. From information gathered by a 337-item questionnaire covering demographic characteristics, attitudes, communication…

The goal of Vegetable Soup, a television series for children, is to help counter the negative, destructive effects of racial prejudice and racial isolation and to reinforce and dramatize the positive, life enhancing value of human diversity in entertaining and affective presentations that children can understand and relate to. This teaching guide…

Presented are guidelines developed when the video/cable study committee of the American Library Association examined the possibilities for the use of video technology and cable television to extend library services. Information is included on planning for implementation and use of video technology and cable systems. The nature of various video…

Educational television and radio research and evaluation findings are the subject of 25 papers summarized in this document. Seven papers deal with evaluation of research projects in educational television and radio. Four papers on adult education and two on educational technology in teacher training are also summarized. Research in teaching with…

The second-year evaluation of the Electric Company children's television series used reading tests to assess the skills and concepts addressed on the show. Tests were given in October and May, and teacher questionnaires were administered three times during the second year. Classroom atmosphere during the viewing time was observed as well. The…

The Educational Testing Service evaluated the Sesame Street educational television series to determine the extent to which it accomplished its stated objectives during its first year. Research results showed that Sesame Street benefited children from low-income inner-city areas and isolated rural areas as well as children from middle-class…

The organization and scope of the British Open University are described, and the courses offerings available through it are listed. The first section, A Brief Explanation, presents the guiding philosophy and programs of the Open University. Subsequent booklets list each of the courses offered and the individual instructional modules available to…

Experiences and communication in education can be seen as a cone with a progression in concept development from direct, purposeful experiences through contrived experiences; dramatized experiences; demonstrations; study trips; exhibits; educational television; motion pictures; recordings, radio, and still pictures; and visual symbols to the final…

Brief communications on learning and instructional technology from various persons in the fields of education, communications, and government are brought together in the report by the Commission on Instructional Technology. Following these contributions, the Committee makes six recommendations. Two of these are that two new institutions be…

This document reports on the first phase of an evaluation of the 1967-68 ESEA Title I projects of the Fresno City Unified School District which seeks ultimately to achieve a rank ordering of project components as to their effectiveness. Primary emphasis in this volume is on describing the various projects and components along with pertinent…