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Katzman, Natan – 1975
As part of a program of statistical reports on public broadcasting, a survey requested 147 public broadcasting stations to supply information about their operations during one week in 1974. Data were collected about instructional television services, "Sesame Street,""The Electric Company," general and news programing, any…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Media Research, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Meed, John – Educational Broadcasting International, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Radio, External Degree Programs, Higher Education, Media Research
Bamberger, Nancy J.; Goodfriend, Kathleen K. – 1983
Defining videotex and teletext as the most revolutionary innovations in communication since the invention of movable type, this paper describes The Interactive Videotex Project of public television station KPBS in San Diego, California. Following a brief overview of videotex and teletext technologies, the paper discusses (1) the development of the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Television, Home Programs, Information Systems
Dean, Christopher – 1983
In September 1981, the Research Branch of the Department of Education in Queensland, Australia was asked to carry out a brief survey of the opinions of all parents or supervisors of Preschool Correspondence (PC) children. (PC is a home based early education program for families with 4- to 5-year-old children who live in geographically isolated…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Distance Education, Educational Radio, Educational Television
Nolan, Jeanne; Gross, John – 1975
To evaluate the effects of the public-television series on nutrition, Mulligan Stew, a survey was conducted of 4,332 4th, 5th and 6th-grade students in four areas of Missouri. Children were asked if they had voluntarily watched the program and pre- and post-tested for nutrition knowledge. Comparisons were also made between teacher-reinforced…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Educational Research, Educational Television, Elementary Education
Olien, C. N.; And Others – 1975
The Mulligan Stew television series on nutritional principles for elementary school students was evaluated using a systems model. The study included student responses in eight schools and evaluation of responses from nutrition specialists, information specialists, television station personnel, and teachers. Agricultural college information…
Descriptors: Audiences, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Educational Television
Ball, Samuel; And Others – 1974
The second-year evaluation of the Electric Company children's television series used reading tests to assess the skills and concepts addressed on the show. Tests were given in October and May, and teacher questionnaires were administered three times during the second year. Classroom atmosphere during the viewing time was observed as well. The…
Descriptors: Audiences, Classroom Environment, Educational Television, Elementary Education
Ball, Samuel; Bogatz, Gerry Ann – 1970
The Educational Testing Service evaluated the Sesame Street educational television series to determine the extent to which it accomplished its stated objectives during its first year. Research results showed that Sesame Street benefited children from low-income inner-city areas and isolated rural areas as well as children from middle-class…
Descriptors: Audiences, Basic Skills, Broadcast Industry, Disadvantaged Youth
New York Univ., NY. Reading Consortium. – 1976
This report describes an interactive cable television system to deliver social services to senior citizens in Reading, Pennsylvania. The first section examines the process through which the interactive system was established. The technological components of the system are described in the second section. This is followed by a brief review of the…
Descriptors: Broadcast Reception Equipment, Cable Television, Communications, Community Programs
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1976
Research and decision making in educational broadcasting is the theme of the 24 papers summarized in this document. There are ten papers on research and decision making in educational broadcasting and ten papers on evaluation and research in broadcasting. Evaluations of educational communications projects in the following countries are summarized:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Broadcast Industry, Communications, Communications Satellites