This paper presents a theory of instructional text design that takes into account the process of reading comprehension and the variables in both the reader and the text which can affect that process. Three areas of design concern--legibility and readability, visual illustration, and structure and organization--are discussed. Each area design…

Outline graphics provide concurrent access to both visual and verbal elements. Their logic is primarily but not exclusively verbal. They rely upon the visual aspects of layout design and symbology to compress the several ideas of a conceptual cluster into a single comprehensible holistic display. This paper introduces new terminology and lists and…

A picture dictionary of English vocabulary contains over 1,000 commonly-used words with illustrations, an index, and a list of 101 suggested classroom activities using the dictionary. (MSE)

One method of computing the optimum size of lettering for slides and TV title cards. (Author)

Pictures abound in history classrooms and teachers use them in many different ways. They add--often literally--some colour to the past, helping us to imagine what different worlds were like. Pictures can be used quite legitimately in this way to fire imagination and stimulate interest. But we can also use them to develop important skills of visual…

The guide consists of patterns for making ten hand puppets based on Spanish games and characters. These hand puppets can be used by the teacher or student. They can be made of felt or construction paper. These hand puppets can teach a simple song and game or become a means of introducing many things. The patterns are for the characters of Cri Cri,…

Describes a packaging format for the intershelving of book and non-book materials and outlines procedures for preparing audiovisual materials for student use. (GS)

Discusses the need for iconological studies, involving semiology and sociocultural research, in the use of visual aids in language instruction. (Text is in French.) (AM)

A detailed account of experiments conducted to determine whether speech "balloons" added to pictures and symbols in FL aided in conveying meaning. Conclusion: pictures without speech balloons were more effective. Conclusions are drawn regarding future design of picture materials. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Lists and describes a number of new materials, publications, and equipment. Sources are given. (RH)

A survey of nonformal community education activities was conducted to determine specific use of media for identified educational and informational purposes. The results presented in this report are intended to provide resource information to professionals and paraprofessionals who ultimately may be employed in Learning Resource Center-Based…

This essay examines the relationships between teaching and visual media over the last several hundred years, particularly the concept of illusion. The teacher as magician or shaman is explored and compared to contemporary theories of instruction and the use of media such as television, films, and slides. The teacher as artist and alchemist is also…

This workbook contains a series of self-instructional guides for producing teacher-made materials useful in classroom situations. The 60 different guides provided cover a variety of techniques for (1) mounting pictures to posterboard, (2) laminating visuals, (3) lettering, (4) making visuals for use on the overhead projector, (5) making…

A research study was conducted to determine if incorporating different types of pictorial illustrations into a slide-tape instructional program would improve achievement scores and affect processing time of bilingual students when they were tested on different types of learning objectives. Fifty-four undergraduate bilingual students from a Puerto…

This study investigating the use of visual cueing strategies within a self-paced instructional unit employed and modified an instructional unit on the human heart developed by Francis M. Dwyer. This unit and its accompanying tests were designed to assess visual learning in terms of student achievement on drawing, identification, terminology, and…