Motion pictures for instruction (1926)

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172 MOTION PICTURES FOR INSTRUCTION This most elaborate study yet made of the value of motion pictures in instruction was made possible by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund. The appointment of Dr. Freeman as director of the experiments assured scientific procedure and responsible investigators. The following experiments are reported: I. Comparisons of Different Methods of Visual Instruction, by F. Dean McClusky. II. A Comparison of Film and Oral Instruction, by E. H. Eeeder and Frank N. Freeman. III. The Relative Effectiveness of Six Forms of Lesson Presentation, by Haddon W. James. IV. Comparison of Six Modes of Presentation of Subject Matter, by F. D. McClusky and H. Y. McClusky. V. The Effectiveness of a Motion Picture Film Consisting Largely of Tables, Maps, and Charts, by Frank N. Freeman, E. H. Reeder, and Jean A. Thomas. VI. The Effectiveness of a Motion Picture Used as an Introduction or as a Summary, by A. P. Hollis. VII. The Use of a Motion Picture Film to Teach Position and Penholding in Handwriting, by Frank N. Freeman, Lena A. Shaw, and D. E. Walker. VIII. Comparison of Motion Pictures, Slides, Stereographs, and Demonstration in Teaching Handwork, by F. D. McClusky and H. Y. McClusky. IX. The Effectiveness of the Film and Demonstration in Teaching Physics, by E. C. Rolfe.