Since continuing education students have their own set of characteristics, visual presentations used to instruct them should be reexamined. Six suggestions for improving the content, impact, and effectiveness of teacher-prepared slide presentations are offered. (AG)

This paper considers the case of two predictor variables. Figures are obtained which show the regions of significance of joint regression coefficients, regression coefficients considered separately, and the multiple correlation. The intersection of these regions of significance and non-significance illustrates how the various apparent…

The paper suggests ways in which the teacher of English as a second language may use slides to stimulate students by teaching through, and not just about, the slides. Slides are useful when used as a tool to uncover the students' creative and imaginative faculties, which may fail to be discovered through conventional language teaching. The use of…

Following a brief discussion of the use of the flannel board as a teaching aid in the elementary school, this paper lists and describes 29 journal articles and book chapters that provide information on using flannel boards. The publications cited offer suggestions for making flannel boards, tell how to use them in storytelling activities, and…

The use of display and presentation boards as tools to help teachers/trainers convey messages more clearly is briefly discussed, and 24 different types of display and presentation boards are described and illustrated; i.e., chalk, paste-up, hook-n-loop, electric, flannel, scroll, communication planning, acetate pocket, slot, pin-tack, preview,…

The purpose of this paper is to integrate the findings of studies undertaken by Dwyer (1978) and colleagues which represent the only extended and concerted investigation of pictorial stimulus complexity as it relates to static instructional visuals. After scrutinizing all available published and unpublished reports of research in this series for…

This monograph presents theory and exercises for understanding nonprint media, their effects on students, and their use in the English classroom. Specific topics covered include school as a medium; teaching as a medium; English teaching and the "electric dream"; adolescent culture and the electric age, and related activities for the classroom; the…

The instructional package was developed to provide the distributive education teacher-coordinator with visual materials that can be used to supplement existing textbook offerings in the area of display (visual merchandising). Designed for use with 35mm slides of retail store displays, the package allows the student to view the slides of displays…

In this volume there are reviews of books, children's books, and films, as well as a comprehensive list of book and film reviewers. Trade books, textbooks, and reference books are reviewed. Books and films which are intended for students in elementary and secondary school and in the first two years of college are reviewed. All instructional…

For media specialists, step-by-step instructions are given for design and construction of classroom and corridor displays. Included are sections on selecting the form, choosing construction materials, covering and mounting, lettering, and utilizing scrap materials. A bibliography lists other books on display building. An appendix lists…

Listed are 246 curriculum material items in ten categories: field crops, horticulture, forestry, animal science, soils, diseases and pests, agricultural engineering, agricultural economics, agricultural occupations, and professional. Most materials are annotated and all are classified according to the AGPEX filing system. Bibliographic and…

The teacher-made materials in this booklet evolved from the needs and experiences of migrant children at the Children's Demonstration School at New York State University College of Arts and Science (Geneseo, New York). The games and visual aids assist students in the skill areas of alphabetic letters, spelling, phonics, punctuation, and word…

This annotated bibliography contains books, journal articles, visual aids, and other documents pertaining to emergency health care, which are organized according to: (1) publications dealing with day-to-day health emergencies that occur at home, work, and play, (2) documents that will help communities prepare for emergencies, including natural…

In an effort to help teachers, parents and students understand the role and function of the school counselor, several color slide presentations were developed depicting all areas of the counseling program. These slide presentations are appropriate for student groups, community organizations and educational conventions. (HMV)