See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

Origin of Mathematics (Council 10 viinutes. Ihis film illustrates the history of numbers From the time of the Indian throiiKh the Esyptian, the Arabic, and finally the Roman systems. It should ser\e as an introductory experience in Junior high school general arithmetic courses or in intermediate grade arithmetic classes. Bell and Howell. Geometry Brought to Life ISoitnd) 10 minutes. This film is designed to develop an interest in the study of geometry and to show that geometry is not only all about us but is essential in almost everything a man does. It broadens the horizons of the uses to which pupils imagine geometry is applied, and gives them a new conception of geometry in everyday life, in nature, in the home, at work, and at play. Bald Ea^le. Rectilinear Coordinates (Sound) 14 minutes. Graphic presentation of the concept discovered by Rene Descartes; Descartes theorem, point, line, plane, and solidnumber-scale, coordinates, plus and minus, axes, and 3-dimcnsional locations and relationships. An introduction to the basic ideas of analytical geometry. Knowledge Builders. Since most mathematical piincij)les do not depend on motion, it seems that (llmstrips are a logical means for presenting mathematics visually. 1 he war training program resulted in the development oF many filmstrips, for example. Aerial Navigation and Light on Mathematics. With a good 35 mm. candid camera, teachers can readily make their own filmstrips of suhject matter adaj^ted to their local cIassrf)om needs. I eachers of mathematics must be on the alert to keep their courses meaningful and understandable. Page 24 Th^ use of visual aids is one excellent method of doing this. Not only does one get "more learning in less time with better retention," as the Navy says it, when materials are properly used, but the job of teaching itself becomes decidedly more enjoyable. Visual material will enable the student to understand that mathematics has a fundamental role to play in modern society. If mathematics can be made alive and comprehensible, it is on the way in instead of on the -way out. .1 For the Future of A-V Progress Early this year the California State Board of Education, recognizing the fundamental need for competency and skill on the part of teachers in the use of audio-visual materials, adopted the following regulation on recommendation of its Committee on Accreditation: Institutions to be considered for approval to offer the training and to make the recommendation for the kindergarten-primary, general elementary, junior high school, general secondary and junior college credentials must, effective July 1, 1947, maintain a course, or the equivalent, of at least two semester-units in value in audiovisual-radio education and require that such course be successfully ct)mjileted b\' each aj^plicant for one or another of the credentials listed above. This is an important steji forward and in accordance with national trends. In the near future, California teachertraining institutions will give instruction in this field, which teachers and others have so long desired. Making this a requirement is but one step in a long luocession of events which must follow il the goal of competency in teaching is to be reached. — Dr. Francis Noel, Chief D/visioii of Audio-Visual Editcation California State Dept. of Edtication . May— SEE and HEAR