Educational film guide ()

136.7 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE BEHAVIOR DAY AT FORTY-EIGHT WEEKS. * EBF 1935 llmin sd (Child development ser) $45, rent $2.60 136.7 sh-c-ad By Dr Arnold Gesell, director. Yale Clinic of Child Development Wholesome methods of child care are portrayed in numerous situations, including the administration of cod liver oil and orange iuice, the bath, dressing, feeding, elimination, floor play and daytime naps and sleep. Emphasis is placed upon the psychological Implications and the educational significance of the infant's everyday experiences BEHAVIOR PATTERNS AT ONE YEAR. ♦ EBF 1935 llmin sd (Child development ser) $45, rent $2.50 136.7 sh-c-ad By Dr Arnold Gesell, director, Yale Clinic of Child Development Portrays the behavior patterns of a normal infant fifty-two weeks of age. The baby's manipulation and other reactions to one, two, three and ten cubes are interpreted and discussed by the narrator. Continues with the study of other test situations involving a cup and spoon, cup and cubes, pellet, pellet and bottle, ball, ring and string, paper and crayon, a performance box and a form board BY EXPERIENCE I LEARN. Wis.U 1938 25min si (Judy's diary) $30, rent $1.50 136.7 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Produced under the auspices of the Wisconsin State Board of Health "Shows the development of Judy. . . from the age of 9 to 18 months. She learns to walk, climb, feed herself, and play by herself and with others." U.S. Children's bur. "Throughout the film emphasis is placed upon the advantage of a regular schedule for the babe with opportunity for growth through self-activities. An excellent film for homemaking classes, students in psychologj', mothers and others." Collaborator CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS; excerpt (school ♦ sequence). TFC 12min sd (Human relations ser) apply 136.7 Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Produced by Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer. Edited by the Commission on Human Relations A schoolboy, son of a rich father, tries to rule the faculty and his schoolmates by bribery and threats. When he is punished for flagrant bad beha\ior he runs away and complains to his father of cruel treatment The father learns the truth, and sees that his absorption in business is partly the cause of his son's difficulties CHILDREN GROWING UP WITH OTHERS. ♦ UWF 1948 SOmin sd (Problems of living) $95, rent $8 136.7 sh-c-ad-forum Produced by the British Ministry of Information Shows how typical youngsters emerge from their early involuntary dependence into self-reliant members of their respective family, school and other groups "The emotional adjustments of childhood are many. The fllm illustrates for the adult the stages of growth in children showing by example the constant adaptation to the world around. Tact, discernment, and patience are, we learn, required of the adult who assists the child, especially as he moves closer to adulthood. The significance of the child's awakening to the responsibilities of social behaviour after the self-centered individuality Of childhood is clarified." Film facts (CanNFS) CHILDREN LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE. * UWF 1948 40min sd (Problems of living) $125, rent $10 136.7 sh-c-ad-forum Produced by the British Ministry of Information Develops the themes that (1) all children want to learn, (2) they enjoy practicing simple skills, (3) they strive ever to understand the world around them, (4) they learn some things at second hand, (5) and a great many things by play and Imagination "A careful, detailed study of children learning by doing. . . It warns that it is the right of children to learn for themselves without undue interference from the adult. Constant illustrative examples are given to show how the child gathers experience. The film asks many questions, directing attention to problems in child guidance, but offers no readymade answers. From its studied probe of child behaviour the fllm induces the adult to consider how the child grows and how the adult can best assist." Film facts (CanNFS) CRAWLING AND CREEPING. IntFlmBur ISmin si (Child development ser) $18, rent $2.50 136.7 c-ad Producfed by Professor Myrtle McGraw at Columbia University Illustrates the normal development sequence of crawling and creeping in the human infant DEVIL IS A SISSY; excerpt (gang sequence). TFC ISmin sd (Human relations ser) apply 136.7 Jh-sh-ad Guide Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Edited by the Commission on Human Relations An English boy entering an American school in the slums is made to suffer by boys whose standards differ greatly from his own. He wants desperately to be accepted by the gang, and his father helps him Later he learns to box, knocks another boy down in a street-fight, and is allowed to become a member of the group EARLY SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. EBF 1934 llmin * sd (Child development ser) $45, rent $2.50 136.7 sh-c-ad By Dr Arnold Gesell, director, Yale Clinic of Child Development In this picture the observer sees the manifestations of infant personality In a variety of social settings. Ten different children from eight weeks to seven years of age are studied. Individual differences are emphasized. The social signiflcance of the household is conveyed by scenes which reflect parent-child relationships and interaction between brothers, sisters, and adults EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF CHILDREN'S LEARNING. Calif.U 13min si color rent $2 136.7 C-ad Produced by the Institute of Child Welfare, University of California Shows laboratory processes used in measuring rates of learning certain types of material by children. Starts by showing the equipment used in the study. Then a series of tests are shown. In the first the subject has to trace a maze that can be seen only in reverse thru a mirror. Each mistake is recorded when a brass stylus makes contact with the metal edges of the maze channel. Other types of mazes are used, including a punchboard maze, and rates of learning are in each case shown on a graph 3?0