This bibliography covers the field from the point of view of the software maker, keeper and user, and covers both the Anglo-American and European scenes. Sections include: other bibliographies, the challenge of the new media, accessions and reviews, treatment of different media (pictures, maps, slides, tapes), and guides to ready made software in…

This Quinmester Visual Arts course is offered to provide experience in the development and design of transparencies utilizing various audio-visual equipment. Designed for 9th through 12th grade students, with no prerequisite, emphasis is placed on the concept of projecting the creative efforts on a screen and using the elements of design. At the…

This teaching guide for the elementary grades contains summaries, in a four-column format, of (1) concepts, (2) activities, (3) resources and references, and (4) linking content, for career education activities in the following fields: (a) community industries, (b) agricultural occupations, (c) distributive education, (d) health occupations, (e)…

This revised collection contains 91 objectives and evaluations for kindergarten through grade 12. Objectives appear in four sections: (1) Literal Comprehension, (2) Interpretation, (3) Vocabulary and Word Meaning, and (4) Comprehension of Non-written Materials. In Literal Comprehension the objectives contain location of specific information and…

This book was written to facilitate the learning and teaching of phonetic and vocabulary skills important for the development of reading. The book uses the manipulative approach to the usage of words. Words are presented with corresponding pictures in order to enhance the child's comprehension. In addition to the words, the book includes a…

Evaluated with 30 trainees (age 12 - adult) was the Stereotoner (a chest-worn, ink print reading aid for the blind) in order to develop specialized instructional materials; coordinate a program of instruction; evaluate candidates, processes, and outcomes of training; and make available the basic course materials developed during the study. The…

American comic strips, translated into French, as well as native French strips, are used to teach the current colloquial language dynamically. (MLA)

Discusses the use of computer assisted instruction in the medical education program of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Missouri). Describes the animation techniques used in a series of simulations for microbiology. (TW)

A mapping strategy for thinking critically about expository text, focusing on the passage's main idea, major supporting points, other viewpoints, reader's conclusion, and relevance to a contemporary situation, was effective in improving reading comprehension of four high school sophomores in a remedial reading class and two mildly mentally…

Presents an introduction to the study of projective geometry, including a definition and some analagous examples using the overhead projector. Illustrates the principle of duality, Desargues' theorem, Poppus' theorem, and Pascal's theorem. (TW)

Discusses the difficulties that beginning chemistry students have in understanding acid-base chemistry. Describes the use of conjugate acid-base charts in helping students visualize the conjugate relationship. Addresses chart construction, metal ions, buffers and pH titrations, and the organic functional groups and nonaqueous solvents. (TW)

Describes how a series of models can be constructed to illustrate the structure of eukaryotic chromosomes, emphasizing the structure of DNA. Suggests that by adapting a different scale for each series of models, a complete picture of the complex nature of the chromosome can be built up. (TW)

Discusses ways of teaching students about how to assign R (rectus) and S (sinister) labels to enantiomers by using their hands as models. The chirality of the human hands follows the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Rules for assigning enantiomers and infers the correct chirality of molecules shown in two-dimensional drawings. (TW)

Provides three descriptions of demonstrations used in various chemistry courses. Includes the use of a simple demonstration model to illustrate principles of chromatography, techniques for using balloons to teach about the behavior of gases, and the use of small concentrations of synthetic polyelectrolytes to induce the flocculation hydrophobic…

Presents examples of didactic computer software developed in a college of engineering, along with a discussion of pedagogical and systems considerations. Discusses the use of the computer in relation to Bloom's Taxonomy. Describes the system approach, which is used to sequentially develop valid and relevant software. (TW)