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APPLICATIONS OF THE FILM IN GUIDANCE
dents when they use this approach in solving their own problems. Examples of this type of film are You and Your Friends and You and Your Family.
It needs to be reemphasized that the use of films alone may be not only ineffective and meaningless, but the very purpose of the study unit may be unrealized. In all cases, either introductory material or material following the film must be used. Generally, introductory material must be used as a method of preparing the group for the film. Students must be prepared for the film if it is to be meaningful. Most important is the fact that the film must be closely related to the subject being studied.
1. Use of films in teaching good study habits
The students in the survey mentioned above had previously had the experience of seeing films presenting the topic of study habits. Their reactions were very favorable to the films Memory Tricks, Improving Your Reading, and How to Study. Assignments in the textbook and reference bibliography were discussed, and a brief lecture preceded the showing of the film. After the film was shown, these students discussed the film in small groups numbering about thirty or thirtyfive each.
Improving Your Reading deals with study habits, particularly reading. The atmosphere for reading, increasing reading rate, factors in reading comprehension, and poor reading habits are some of the topics presented.
Memory Tricks is not only informative but interesting. The film audience is given a memory test as the film presents the situation in which a man is sent on an errand requiring the memory of ten items. The audience is quizzed before the narrator reveals the technique of association which enabled the 'man to recall the ten items. The film illustrates how, for example, mnemonic aids can reenforce memory.
How to Study is most adaptable to high school groups, but is in part useful to college students. The film makes sug
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