The audio-visual handbook (1942)

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Types of Sound Aids for Schools 133 records for instruction in music, believed that a major function of recorded music was to teach music and music appreciation. She believed it should be taken into classrooms throughout the land, so EXTENT TO WHICH PHONOGRAPH RECORDS ARE USED IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Eipresscd *n Percentage* 20 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 "',"" H™ UNI0« M S r* ? ' SfNlOK M S s -. ■ . ENROLLMENT 1 749 f«IM*«Y ■| MT[«M(0l*T£ 1)'? UMOM. S •si S(NI0« H S ^ ENROLLMENT 750 2499 sa ■■^^H TUMtOIATI ■ ■jNlO« H S ■:■'■ ! [NIMH S ^ ..._■ 1 ' ENROLLMENT 2500 9999 r«iui!i ^■■■HHHaHHBH T[»UtO.'AT( r ONIO.^H S ■ i JIN.WH J ... : ENROLLMENT 10000 UP LEGEND |! : -!!n!I!!!!!| . f ' | OFTEN SOME NEVER Graph Courtesy Office of Education (1936 Survey) children might learn to know and appreciate good music by hearing the finest compositions, reproduced from recordings of the world's greatest artists and musical groups. This belief has been substantiated by a steady increase in the use of recordings in schools. It has been attested further by the fact that phonograph records are used more extensively by schools today than are any of the other types of visual, sound, or audio-visual aids to instruction. The graph on page 12 shows the extent to which all types of audio-visual aids are used among junior high schools. The graph which appears on this page shows the extent to which phonograph records are used among all types of schools, from the primary through the secondary, and among schools of all sizes. It is likely that the percentage of use has increased considerably since the survey was completed in 1936.