CHAPTER III Audiovisual Materials

methods of teaching has been paced by the rapid rise of television, language laboratories, and programmed instruction, all of which have now won their place in other chapters of this issue of the REVIEW. Research in the administration of audiovisual materials, including facilities and equipment, and in motion-picture production is also not covered in this chapter. The studies reviewed are organized in somewhat the same manner as in the April 1956 REVIEW chapter by Allen (1956) in that the general headings, Effectiveness of Audiovisual Materials, Learner Characteristics, and Utiliza-tion, are employed. A few specialized summaries are useful. Research studies completed, so far, under Title VII of the National Defense Education Act were reviewed by Norberg (1961) and by VanderMeer (1961) in two issues of AV Com-munication Review. Moldstad (1961) reported on doctoral dissertations in the audiovisual field. Literature on training aids was summarized by Saul and others (1957). An indexed bibliography of human engineerin