Discussed different kinds of television viewing and how educational programs are affected by the limitations of television as presently conceived. (RK)

The various technical possibilities of the video-recorder are outlined with a view to finding out the consequences resulting for education. (Author)

After critiquing the usual estimates of the importance of television as a source of news, the national audience for television news over a two-week period is identified from the 1974-1975 W.R. Simmons study (which uses a diary technique for gathering data). Analysis showed that, in the two-week period, 49% of the adult population did not watch a…

This report describes the Swedish television audience and its consumption of television programming during the decade 1965-1974. The analysis is based on data gathered in approximately 100,000 interviews conducted during four time periods selected to permit comparison of audience behavior at different times before and after the introduction of the…

THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS THIRTEEN ARTICLES ON THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN ILLINOIS. AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED ARE MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, INNOVATIVE TELEVISION, OPEN- AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISON, TELEVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY, AND STATE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION LEGISLATION. THE USE OF THE TELEVISION MEDIUM IN VARIOUS…

THIS BULLETIN OFFERS GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL TV AND SUMMARIZES THE HISTORY AND PRESENT STATUS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TV IN CALIFORNIA. AMONG POINTS MENTIONED ARE THE FOLLOWING--THERE IS NEED FOR FURTHER LEGISLATION, PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA TO REALIZE THE BEST USES OF TELEVISION. IN 1966 OVER ONE…

THIS PARTIALLY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION. (MS)

SEVEN ARTICLES DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL TV, INCLUDING VIDEO RECORDERS, TV MONITORS, CLOSED CIRCUIT TV CAMERAS, LENSES, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. SINGLE COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE AVAILABLE FREE FROM SCHOOL PROGRESS, 481 UNIVERSITY AVE., TORONTO 2, ONTARIO, CANADA. (MS)

IN SPITE OF ITS PROVED EFFECTIVENESS, INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) HAS NOT REALIZED ITS FULL POTENTIAL AS A TEACHING MEDIUM. THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE HISTORY OF ITV, POINTING OUT THE REASONS FOR ITS PAST FAILURE AND ENUMERATING THOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS PROMISE. FREE COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE ALSO AVAIALABLE FROM THE…

This study briefly reviews the findings of Scandinavian research on children and television in the socialization process. Viewing habits of children, their social situations, and the breakdown of various viewer groups are explored. The interactive nature of television programs that seek active responses from children are discussed, as well as…

The basic potentials and requirements of multiscreen television presentations are explored in this paper. The major theoretical arguments for utilizing the multiscreen approach involve the progressively complex nature of the world: the instantaneousness of the moment, the experiential density, and the multiplicity of viewpoints. There is a…

An international inventory was made to determine the composition of television programs, particularly from the point of view of program material exported to a country outside. A survey was also made of the international networks for sales and exchanges of program material for broadcast. A report of these studies includes the scope and methods of…

The lower elementary form of the student opinionnaire "How I Feel About Television in School" consists of directions for administration and 20 questions to be read aloud to students. They respond by drawing an X through one of four faces (from very happy to very unhappy) corresponding to the way they feel about the question being asked. (For…

This form of the instructional television questionnaire, intended for the upper elementary grades, consists of 15 questions to be answered by circling either yes or no, 12 sentence-completion items, and 1 question calling for three original sentences from the student about himself and television in school. (For related documents, see TM 001…