ERIC Number: ED283682
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Mar-24
Pages: 162
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Square One TV: Season One Content Analysis and Show Rundowns.
Schneider, Joel; And Others
This report describes an analysis of the segments and shows of the first season's production of "Square One TV" in terms of its elaborated goals. It includes charts and graphs showing the treatment of objectives for the series' goals across the 75 shows of the series. The goals of the series are: (1) to promote positive attitudes toward, and enthusiasm for, mathematics; (2) to encourage the use and application of problem-solving processes; and (3) to present sound mathematical content in an interesting, accessible, and meaningful manner. Almost 85% of the segments of the series addressed the first goal by explicitly showing mathematics to be a powerful and widely applicable tool. With regard to the second goal, it was found that 77% of the shows model the use of at least one problem-solving heuristic. More than 93% of the segments address the third goal by incorporating one or more of the series' seven mathematical areas. The document also provides a listing of the shows, with a complete specification of each segment's show number, content, format, length, context, and other information. (TW)
Descriptors: Educational Television, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry, Heuristics, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Public Television, Secondary School Mathematics, Statistics, Television Research
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Children's Television Workshop, New York, NY.
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