Autonomous learning materials play a vital role in developing students' autonomy. By providing students with appropriate autonomous learning materials to meet their self-diagnosis learning needs, this can effectively improve students' academic performance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, students' learning changed from offline to online. However, in…

This study of the effectiveness of a multimedia course in plant anatomy shows a highly significant improvement in the capacity to answer final examination questions which involve problem solving, and a correlation between this improvement and the strategies used in small group teaching. Data, references, and notes are provided. (Author/JEG)

A self-instructional program for teaching elementary descriptive statistics was developed. The program consisted of 35 mm. slide-and-tape presentations of twenty half-hour lessons. To test the effectiveness of this approach, students majoring in elementary education were divided into four treatment groups. One group used the self-instructional…

A practical approach to the use of the new instructional media in business education subjects is presented in this yearbook. With the awareness of urgent problems and the expanded program for business education comes an appreciation for the instructional media, both old and new, that can be applied in everyday teaching. The new media are powerful…

Projection devices and television are discussed in terms of what is available and how they may be used effectively. Particular attention is given to use in the area of individualizing instruction. (LS)

THE OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAPHIC TEACHING MACHINES WERE DISCUSSED IN THIS SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL REPORT (ED 003 614). THE DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDED THE DESIGN OF AN AUTOINSTRUCTION SYSTEM, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECTION DISPLAY, MICROIMAGE PROGRAM MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS, USER NEEDS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, DETAILS OF EQUIPMENT…

Since students enter a community college with varying backgrounds and educational preparation, one college uses self-paced individualized instruction in foreign languages. Activities include large and small group meetings, conferences with peer tutors and such materials as cassette tapes, slides and videotapes. Students proceed through modules at…

Intended as a companion to Lecture Preparation Guide, this booklet contains information for evaluating lectures, including guidelines and evaluation checklists. In part one, the student learns how to rate presentations on an evaluation checklist, how to record the ratings on the checklist, how to check the ratings by comparing them to the ratings…

A project to develop a "Self-instructional Conversion Model for Elementary Schools" comprising 46 audiotutorial lessons designed for use at various grade levels is described. Selected lessons were produced for language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. Each teacher planned the lessons, organized the materials, tried the lessons with…

A slide/tape self-instructional package was developed to be used to teach instructional skills in medical technology courses. Although medical technologists need to obtain these skills in order to function effectively in internship programs and employee training, they do not have the time for their inclusion in the standard curriculum. An…

The use of the audio-tutorial (A-T) individualized teaching approach at the University of North Dakota is described. This approach, which was based on the work of S. N. Postlethwait and the philosophy of B. F. Skinner and Benjamin Bloom, attempts to match an instructional strategy with the needs of the learners. The modified A-T graphics approach…

A self-instructional film should be learner-oriented rather than content-oriented. Its objectives should be stated in terms of observable, specific behavior. The distinguishing characteristic of such terms is that they are subject to few interpretations. Objectives should be to identify, name, order, describe, and construct. The foregoing may be…

Teaching aids, properly chosen and skillfully presented, should provide a variety of instructional methods and enhance the amount of actual learning which occurs. In order to help the teacher choose the best teaching aid for a given instructional task, a systems approach to media selection is outlined, and a checklist of questions is presented to…