Evaluation of audiovisual teaching materials in family practice: a report of review activities 1974-1976.

Recent years have seen increasing interest in the use of audiovisual teaching materials throughout medical education. There is good evidence that different individuals learn best in different ways according to their particular learning styles, personalities, and learning needs. Audiovisual materials can provide flexible approaches to meet varied learning needs and facilitate self-instruction. In the past, there has been no systematic method of identification and evaluation of audiovisual teaching materials relevant to family practice. This paper describes the experience of a review process which was initiated three years ago. A complete list is presented of audiovisual teaching materials which have been reviewed for family practice and future directions of the review process are discussed.