This ERIC Information Analysis Product is intended to provide current, succinct, and accurate information regarding the use of television, especially telecourses, in 2-year postsecondary institutions. To provide a comprehensive overview of the subject, the monograph is divided into three major sections: (1) current developments in…

A description is provided of the scope of the metrication process, the curricular changes it will bring, and the role of instructional television in metric education. The cognitive and affective impacts of metrication upon adults and children are analyzed, along with the opportunity which it provides to re-examine the role of measurement in the…

A preliminary report on an educational program "Inside/Out", dealing with life-coping skills is presented. In Part I, life-coping skills are defined as the affective, cognitive, and psychomotor skills useful for dealing with life's problems and whose continuing acquisition promotes individual growth. An historical perspective reviews the…

A proposal for the creation of a series of instructional television programs has been developed by the Agency for Instructional Television. The programs will focus upon essential skills in the areas of communications, computation, inquiry, and analysis and evaluation and will be organized at three levels for children of kindergarten age through…