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Braden, Roberts A., Ed.; Walker, Alice D., Ed. – 1983
The 40 papers in this collection cover a wide variety of topics within the broad field of visual literacy. Three preliminary papers discuss visualization through film. The second section, which emphasizes visualization in a social context, contains 10 papers addressing cultural, political, social, and psychological issues, touching upon such…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Technological Advancement
Download full textBeasley, Augie E.; Palmer, Carolyn G. – 1986
This guide to the design and production of overhead transparencies begins with a matching test of related terminology and definitions. Introductory materials include an outline of advantages and disadvantages of using transparencies; a list of recommended uses of the overhead and transparencies; tips for overhead presentations; general…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Letters (Alphabet)
Beasley, Augie E.; Palmer, Carolyn G. – 1987
Guidelines and tips for producing a variety of visual materials begin with suggestions for designing overhead transparencies and instructions for making and using mounts, masks, and overlays for the transparencies. Directions are then provided for constructing thermal filmstrips for use on the overhead projector and thermal slides for title and…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education, Films, Material Development
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1975
In early 1976, the National Development Service of Nepal and UNICEF conducted a study designed to determine whether it would be possible to communicate ideas and information to Nepalese villagers who cannot read by using pictures only, the kinds of pictures that are most meaningful for villagers, and whether different colors have special meanings…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Developing Nations, Illustrations, Instructional Materials
Lonnborg, Barbara; Leavitt, Shelley – 1983
This guide is designed to show group leaders how to organize a program on single parents and their families and present this program in two meetings. At the first meeting, presenters provide information about single-parent families; at the second they suggest ways to involve the school, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and other community…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Family Problems, One Parent Family, Program Development
Hortin, John A. – 1980
It is proposed that visual literacy be defined as the ability to understand (read) and use (write) images and to think and learn in terms of images. This definition includes three basic principles: (1) visuals are a language and thus analogous to verbal language; (2) a visually literate person should be able to understand (read) images and use…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Ideography, Imagery
Joseph, John H.; Dwyer, Francis M. – 1982
The instructional effectiveness of integrating abstract and realistic visualization was studied using five types of visualization, three levels of general ability and two modes of instruction. The dependent variable was performance on a four-part criterion test representing five different types of instructional objectives, which was administered…
Descriptors: Health Education, Illustrations, Instructional Materials, Intermode Differences
Hill, Pamela – 1981
This teacher's guide accompanies three student manuals and together with them comprises an instructional package on the starting system in the Small Engine Repair Series for handicapped/special needs students. The first section, "Notes to the Instructor," covers equipment needs, preparation before teaching the instructional package,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Disabilities, Engines, Industrial Arts
Taylor, Harvey M. – Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 1974
Describes an experiment at the University of Hawaii to test the effectiveness of a set of video-taped Japanese language-and-culture teaching lessons. (PP)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Japanese, Language Instruction
Goff, John Eric – Science Education Review, 2004
Conceptual and quantitative difficulties surrounding Newton's second law often arise among introductory physics students. Simply turning around how one expresses Newton's second law may assist students in their understanding of a deceptively simple-looking equation.
Descriptors: Science Education, Introductory Courses, Physics, Scientific Concepts
Peer reviewedParks, Gordon L. – Science Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Astronomy, Earth Science, Educational Media, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedPfetsch, Helga – Zielsprache Englisch, 1975
Describes functions and possibility of initiating use of visual and audiovisual aids, including wall pictures, magnetic and flannelboard pictures, film strips, slides and films. Presents exercises and exercise types in connection with the individual media, using English examples. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, English (Second Language), Films, Filmstrips
Germain, Claude – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1975
Discusses the role of illustrations used to clarify the meaning of dialogues in instruction in French as a second language. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Dialogs (Literary), French, Illustrations
Fresnault-Deruelle, P. – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1975
Discusses the use of comic strips, especially English-language strips, to communicate linguistic and sociocultural factors in the FL classroom. (Text is in French.) (AM)
Descriptors: Comics (Publications), Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Illustrations
Koepf, Detlev – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1975
Discusses texts in the audiovisual field, giving controversial viewpoints in methodology and pedagogy: late introduction of writing, teaching grammar, the use of pictures, significance of memorizing, etc. Second part offers for discussion a catalog of criteria which may offer assistance in the selection of suitable audiovisual courses. (Text is in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Grammar, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
