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Peer reviewedKelley, P.; Gunter, B. – Journal of Educational Media, 1996
Reports on research by the Television Literacy Project on the effectiveness of courses designed to help viewers learn from television. Subjects were 386 secondary school students. Increases in viewing scores on posttests indicate that major improvements in learning from television are possible. Four tables present results by program type, learning…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBaron, Lois J. – Journal of Educational Television, 1985
Describes a media literacy project that provided fifth graders with a hands-on approach to study of television form and nature of message transmission to improve their understanding of media-related concepts. Results of a media literacy test reveal course participants performed significantly better than the control group. (MBR)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Comprehension, Critical Thinking
