Motion pictures in education, a summary of the literature; source book for teachers and administrators (1937)

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412 MOTION PICTURES IN EDUCATION 3. How well did the discussion after the film showing- uncover interest-leads to activities or study ? 4. Was the use of the sound film well integrated with other learning activities proceeding in the class? Did the teacher make full use of film impressions in guiding the discussion after the showing? 5. Was the particular film used the best one which could have been selected for the purpose? Would another film have been better ? 6. Did the use of the film contribute something unique or time-saving? Could the same purpose have been better served through the use of some other device— a field trip, textbook assignment, an experiment? 7. How well was the mechanical part of the film showing handled? Was the picture clear? The room well ventilated? Projection managed with a minimum of time consumed? 8. Is the film being utilized to stimulate creative expression in writing, speaking, and art work ? 9. Are there centers of interest on the fringe of the unit or of the lesson taught which might profitably be developed for individual students ? 10. Should there be another showing of the same film? If so, when, and for what specific purposes ? The supervisor should encourage the publication, even if only in mimeographed form, of outstanding lessons which his teachers have developed. Such recognition of professional excellence not only encourages the creative teacher, but helps to bring others up to a higher level of skill by suggesting film uses and procedures which might not have occurred to them. Another stimulating device is to issue periodically a mimeo- graphed bulletin which may become a handbook of film-teaching methods, such as the Pittsburgh Handbook for the Use of Visual Aids. Crawford, E. Winifred (Director of Visual Education, Montclair, New Jersey) "Director Guides Teachers in Use of Visual Aids." Nation's Schools. 16:32-4. November 1935. A supervisory program includes many phases of work, such as planning with the teachers and pupils, visiting the teachers, holding meetings, giving demonstration lessons, issuing bulletins,