Previous studies have often demonstrated that educational television can have a positive effect on learning outcomes in low-income countries when delivered in controlled settings. However, existing research in low-resource contexts has scarcely considered the association between child outcomes and viewing in usual environments (ie, at their home,…

Distance education is among the significant fields for the application of educational technology. Distance education in China has gone through three phases, namely: correspondence-based education, radio and TV-based education and online education. This paper was based on educational technology application, and the historical, dialectic and…

Black and white television is adequate for educational purposes. Color has an advantage over black and white in that it creates more emotional involvement, but only when the material to be taught is highly visual in both content and presentation. (LS)

Studies the impact of school television programs on groups of 9- to 11-year-old pupils of above average, average, and below average IQs, with special reference to variance in attitudes of receiving, in responding to, and in valuing the transmissions. (Author)

Describes a teaching model using a VTR system as an integral part of the pedagogical situation. The method is based primarily on assigning to the student preparation of videotapes to be used both for immediate instruction and also for future classes. (VT)

Three presenters varying on two dimensions (young-mature, straight-hip) were used in a documentary on forest fires. The high school audience was tested for learning acquisition, as well as attitudes toward the presenter and the subject matter. (BD)

Comparison of the relative effect of two short courses in the general methodology of teaching on subsequent classroom performance of student teachers. One course was lecture-based, while the other utilized videorecording of student devised lessons. (Author)

Findings from an experiment designed to discover if color could improve learning from television. (Author/HB)

A study of 300 secondary students in Lagos State (Nigeria) evaluated Speak Out television. Found that an instructional television enhances the teaching-learning process, that students viewing educational television demonstrated greater participation and interest, and that the location of the community (urban versus rural) in which children attend…

Argues that too much of the wrong kind of research has been carried out, using inappropriate methods, and proposes a framework for investigating the effectiveness of educational media. Twenty-seven references are listed. (LLS)