Reviews nine films suitable for elementary school to adult audiences, and a set of filmstrips on the maintenance of biological specimens. Gives a summary of the content, an appraisal of the effectiveness, and an estimate of appropriate audience. (AL)

Students using colored line drawings scored higher on criterion tests than those using realistic drawings, photographs, or black-and-white drawings in a programmed booklet describing the structure and function of the human heart. Students took longer to complete the program using colored line drawings. (AL)

Sets forth guidelines to help individuals responsible for business presentations to select and design visual aids. (AEA)

A study was made of factors that affect the comprehension of technical discourse. Results showed that when no visual was used: (1) the schematic organization enhanced comprehension and (2) students who participated in the activity outperformed those who did not participate. (CT)

Presents study to determine effect of visuals on listening comprehension process in second language learning. Concludes visual aids have beneficial effects but visuals in and of themselves do not necessarily enhance comprehension. Results imply that visuals can affect process of comprehension as well as what is comprehended (context). (Author/BK)

Reviews four sound filmstrips that discuss picture book art, four phonograph recordings of abridged versions of C.S. Lewis's "Narnia" series, and a film based on a novel by Louise Fitzhugh. (GT)

Reviews the history, expected project outcomes, and publications which have been developed by the Visual Education Curriculum Project, designed to identify problems and needs in visual education in Australian primary and secondary schools. (CS)

Notes that three picture story formats-- sequential organization, spatial organization, and compare and contrast organization--provide right-brain hemispheric input and stimulate verbal production of students learning a second language. (FL)

Shows how to use Rudolf Arnheim's theory of visual thinking in technical writing classes. (RL)

Presents a technical history of color microforms along with problems associated with their use, such as permanence and reading equipment. An analysis is then given of possible applications of color micropublishing, with a discussion of eight different categories of materials. (Author/CMV)

Discusses ways of increasing user satisfaction with visual materials on microform, including improvements in reading equipment, image quality, editorial techniques, and aesthetic considerations regarding design and presentation. (Author)

Presents the plans for constructing a mode 2 TOPS Projector-adaptor, which costs one-half that of a model described in an earlier article. The author uses a step-by-step approach to the project. (SA)

Analyzes interfaces supporting spoken, pen-based, and multimodal input for their effectiveness in interacting with interactive map systems. Results identified performance difficulties with speech-only map interactions that declined substantially when people could interact multimodally. Analyses also indicated that map displays can be structured to…

Tests the expectation that visual support would be beneficial in phonemic segmentation prior to formal reading and spelling instruction. Trains one group of preschoolers with diagrams and alphabet letters as visual support--another group was trained without visual help. Finds that training helped, but finds visual support useful in phonemic…

The visual bias in the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) television coverage of the last two all-white election campaigns is assessed. Camera and editing techniques were divided into 12 categories and conceptually labeled as positively or negatively biased. Results indicated that the governing National Party received the most…