Emerging Practices in K-6 Multimedia Methods of Instruction in the Bethel School District

The purpose of this study was to assess and describB the conditions and practices in the Bethel School District\u27s elementary schools with regard to the use of a multimedia approach to instruction. A sample of the 260 classroom teachers, 13 principals, and 13 learning resource center specialists in the Bethel School District\u27s 13 elementary schools (K-6) were surveyed using questionnaires covering the implementation of multimedia methods of instruction. The results showed current multimedia methods of instruction are rare in the elementary classrooms of the Bethel School District because of a lack of technological inservice and current multimedia hardware