Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

Looking at the literature Standards of Photoplay Appreciation by William Lewin and Alexander Frazier. Published by Educational and Recreational Guides, Inc., 10 Brainerd Road, Summit, New Jersey. ■ Historical data regarding the component parts of a motion picture — the story, actors, producers, and cinematographers — are presented and discussed. Standards of photoplay appreciation are outlined. Movies, the authors hold, are as good as the public demands or as bad as it will permit. Activities are given that alert the perception to the reasons why one produc tion is of more worth than another. The latter part of the book is devoted to a pictorial synopsis of the photoplay Julius Caesar. An Appraisal of the Effectiveness of Selected Instructional Sound Motion Pictures and Silent Filmstrips in Elementary Education: A dissertation by Sister M. Jaraesetta Slattery, S.S.J. Published by Catholic University Press, Washington, D. C. In cooperation with Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, the late James E. Duncan of Rochester, N. Y., and the Advertisement HELPFUL BOOKS AUDIO-VISUAL METHODS IN TEACHING: REVISED AND ENLARGED. By Edgar Dale. 544 pp. Illustrated; and with 49 full-color plates. The Dryden 'Press, 31 West 54th St., New York 19, N. Y. 1954. $6.25. AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS TO INSTRUCTION. By Harry C. McKown and Alvin B. Roberts. 608 pp. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 330 West 42nd St., New York 36. Second Edition. $5.50. DISPLAY FOR LEARNING. Prepared by Morjorie East. Edited by Edgar Dole, 306 pp. The Dryden Press, 31 W. 54th St., New York 19. 1952. $3.00. AUDIO-VISUAL ADMINISTRATION. By Fred Horcleroad and William Allen. Edited by Dean McClusky. 122 pp. Illustrated. Wm. C. Brown Company, Publishers, 215 W. Ninth St., Dubuque, Iowa. $3.25. AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS: THEIR NATURE AND USE. By Walter Arno Wittich and Charles F. Schuller. 564 pp. Illustrated. Harper & Brothers, 49 E. 33rd St., N. Y. 16. 1953. $6.00. STANDARDS OF PHOTOPLAY APPRECIATION. A Course of Study in Photoplay Appreciation, Including a Photoplay Approach to Shakespeare. By William Lewin and Alexander Frazier. Illustrated. Educational & Recreational Guides, Inc., 10 Brainerd Rood, Summit, New Jersey. $4.75. A WINDOW TO THE CHILD'S MIND — Alpork's New Educational Handbook by Dorothy R. Luke, 268 pp. The first authentic onalysis of Helen Parkhurst's recorded interviews with children. An indispensable guide for teachers. 1955 Starbridge Publications, P.O. Box 574 Grand Central Station, New York 17, N.Y. $3.50. THE AUDIO-VISUAL READER. By James S. Kinder and F. Dean McClusky, 400 pp. Wm. C. Brown Company, Publishers, 215 W. Ninth St., Dubuque, Iowa. $5.75. EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE (comprehensive listing of best 16 mm films on all subjects), 11th completely revised edition, 1953, 1037 pages, with semi-annual and annual supplements thru Spring of 1957. The 11th edition and the supplement service are each $7.50 unless ordered and billed at the some time when the combination price is $12.50 (for foreign prices, odd $1.00 in each cose). The H. W. Wilson Company, 950 Universify Ave., New York 52. FILMSTRIP GUIDE, (Comprehensive listing of best 35mm filmstrips on all subjects) 3rd completely revised edition, 1954, 410 pages, with semi-annual and annual supplement service through Fall of 1957. The 3rd edition and the supplement service ore $5.00 each unless ordered and billed at the some time when the combination price is $8.50. (For foreign prices, add $1.00 in each case.) Order from The H. W. Wilson Company, 950 University Ave., New York 52. EDUCATORS GUIDE TO FREE SLIDEFILMS. Compiled and Edited by Mary Foley Horkheimer and John W. Diffor. Eighth Annual Edition, 1956. Educators Progress Service, Dept. AVG, Randolph, Wis. $5.00. EDUCATORS GUIDE TO FREE FILMS. Compiled and Edited by Mary Foley Horkheimer and John W. Diffor. Educational Consultant, John Guy Fowikes. 16th Annual Edition, 1956. Educators Progress Service, Dept. AVG, Rondolph, Wis. $6.00. EDUCATORS GUIDE TO FREE TAPES, SCRIPTS, AND TRANSCRIPTIONS. Compiled and Edited by Walter A. Wittich, Ph.D., and Gertie L. Hanson, M. A. Second Annual Edition, 1956. Educators Progress Service, Dept. AVG, Randolph, Wis. $5.75. Rochester diocesan school system. Sister M. J. Jamesetta has compiled data regarding the use of audio-visual equipment and materials in fifth-grade social studies. Mass Communication: Television, Radio, Film, Press by Erik Barnouw. Rinehart & Companv, 232 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y. 1956. 280 pages. $3.50. Erik BarnOuw traces the rapid rise of mass media of communication and analyzes the psychological problems of effective communication. This is followed by discussion of individual media — their special characteristics, censorship problems, organization. A closing section discusses sponsorship by business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Audio-visual educators may find the comments about businesssponsored teaching materials of special interest. Teaching Typewriting Through Television by William R. Pasewark, Bureau of Business Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing. 1956. 64 pages. $1.50. In an experimental test, Dr. Pasewark has demonstrated the effectiveness of television typing instruction. The results are that superior speed and at least equal accuracy were achieved by television students compared with students in the conventional classroom. This research monograph presents in detail the technique of administering the test as well as the results. Models for Teaching by Martha F. Meeks. The Visual Instruction Bureau, Division of Extension, The University of Texas. 1956. 40 pages. $1. This booklet, the sixth in the "Bridges for Ideas" series, acquaints teachers with the different kinds of teaching models and their application in various subject matter areas. It lists criteria of selection; suggestions for using models; procedures to be followed in their construction, and sources of more information about teaching models. Using the Consultant by Charles H. Dent, Virginia Hufstedler, and Martha F. Meeks. The Visual Instruction Bureau, Division of Extension, The University of Texas. 1956. 8 pages 50 cents. This little pamphlet shows why consultants are invited to school systems, how they may be used, when they should be used, and how to arrange for consultative service. 204 EdScreen & AV Guide — April, 1 957