This book charts procedures for the selection and purchase of instructional materials and related services for the public schools of the United States. It is addressed to school board members, administrators, teachers, curriculum specialists, librarians, and media specialists. Chapter 1 deals whith changing conditions affecting selection including…

The characteristics, advantages, limitations, and uses of the most commonly encountered instructional media are discussed. Guidelines are offered so that a training specialist can select the most appropriate visual material for group instruction. A checklist for evaluating instructional materials is provided. The media covered are projected media…

The purpose of this reference guide is to enable test consumer to identify published measures which may meet their particular needs. The basic features include notations of whether norm data are reported in the test manual; indexes to "Buro's Mental Measurement Yearbooks" or "Reading Tests and Reviews" for evaluation; complete…

Instructional objectives are rarely supported by the delineation of alternate modalities for achieving those objectives. Both are necessary for the development of an individualized educational program. Learning research suggests nine general criteria for the selection of appropriate modalities: (1) the amount of immediate positive reinforcement…

Describes the problems of selection in the Division of the Blind and Physically Handicapped and its attempts to find solutions. (Author)

Presents the difficulties the divided Memphis, Tennessee, board of education had in choosing a superintendent. (IRT)

Provides lists of objective and subjective guidelines to use in choosing an applicant for a teaching position. (IRT)

The extent of the cognitive equivalence between a picture and the depicted object is the result of an interaction between the picture and the observer. The observer's reaction is largely determined by his pictorial sophistication and cultural background. (Author/STS)

Effective testing appears to be that which is congruent with the mode of instruction. Reading test items aloud does not seem to compensate for poor reading ability of children tested. (Author)

Three librarians give their impressions of sales representatives who work at library conventions. Henry Stewart discusses how they can be knowledgeable information sources about current products and services; Susan Martin describes how library automation vendors can help librarians learn about new technology; and Peggy Sullivan discusses the…

Books should be selected on the basis of literary merit, not as a vehicle for instruction, since we don't know the psychological effects of specific works. (DD)

School districts should train, develop, support, and recognize the human resources already in the organization. Available from the California School Board Association, Inc., 916 23rd Street, Sacramento, California 95816; Single copies $1.00. (Author/IRT)

Voices the American Society for Personnel Administration's objections to portions of the proposed 1977 federal guidelines for employee selection in compliance with federal equal opportunity legislation. The portions of the guidelines at issue are included. (IRT)

Warns of the conflicts of interest that are possible when a professor of educational administration is used as a consultant in the search for a new superintendent and offers suggestions for avoiding pitfalls. (IRT)

This article discusses factors which influence the selection of material, the role of a selection policy, financial concerns, participants in the selection process, and sources of materials reviews. (JAB)