Selected films for American history and problems (1940)

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266 APPENDIX 7. Is the film material the best which could be selected to serve the main objectives? .. .B. Scope of the film in relation to objectives 1. Does the film satisfy a definite, desirable objective, or a limited group of objectives? 2. Is the main objective clearly evident and not lost among a number of minor objectives? 3. Do the breadth of the objectives make possible a rich learning experience? ... C. Appropriateness of the film and its objectives 1. Are the objectives toward which the film aims worthy of a place in a public, tax-supported school? 2. Does the film recognize a desirable social philosophy? 3. Do the objectives toward which the film aims appear in accepted courses of study? .. .D. Stimulative quality of the film 1. Does the film present a definite challenge? 2. Does the film indicate that certain problems are still unsolved? 3. Is the film material presented in such a fashion that the pupils will be favorably impressed with the social desirability of the picture's theme? 4. Does the film lead the pupils into other activities which will aid in a more thorough understanding of the ob- jectives? .. .E. Suitability for civics instruction 1. Does it show the changing nature of the community? 2. Does it show the changes which have taken place in community government and structure brought about by changes in our industrial society? 3. Is a clear picture given of how our government actually works? 4. Does it help explain the structure of international rela- tions? 5. Does it show the kind of national behavior essential to the rational conduct of international affairs? ... F. Suitability for geography instruction 1. Does it show the relation between natural environment and the distribution and activities of man? 2. Does it illustrate natural groupings in the landscape involving both physical objects and associated human activities and institutions? 3. Does the film analyze and describe the landscape?