Surveys indicated that "The Electric Company" is making exciting inroads into the teaching of reading. (RB)

A description of a monthly, two hour continuing medical education program for the family doctor in Louisiana. (Author/HB)

This part of a series of reports in this issue traces the role and "image" of serial television's women. (CH)

Article discussed the use of television broadcasting with regard to the political process, the legislators involved, and the techniques associated with television presentation. (RK)

Oregon State University has transmitted many courses over the local cable system since 1966. Cable television offers solutions to the problem of teaching large-class enrollments, saves teacher time, and lowers capital expenditure for new buildings. (Author/MLF)

The story of dual audio TV, a instructional medium combining instructional radio and commercial television. (Author)

The image of the artist presented on TV shows is that of a villainous psychotic. (JH)

Noting that previous research has shown that television content influences attitudes and behavior, a content analysis of 269 television commercials broadcast during prime time was conducted to examine whether male sex role stereotyping existed in the commercials and, if it did, to determine the characteristics of that stereotyping and whether the…

Seeking to uncover some of the factors involved in the comprehension of televised news, a study examined the responses of 425 television news viewers to questions about a news story appearing on a national network's evening newscast. The subjects were asked to name the stories they recalled from the newscast. Then the respondents' recall of the…

This catalog is the latest compilation of programs on videotape which schools, public television stations, and all licensed and chartered educational organizations in the State of New York may use at no cost. Only the user's videotape and a properly prepared order form are necessary to receive any of the programs described in the catalog. Ordering…

The independent contributions of action and violence in television programs to children's attention and social behavior were investigated. Pairs of preschool children were assigned to one of four television conditions (1) high action-high violence, (2) high action-low violence, (3) low action-low violence, or (4) no television. Action was defined…

A Q-factor analysis study was undertaken to supplement an earlier research effort that had suggested that television can be an acculturator for foreign students. The method used to test the relationship between television presentation and foreign students' orientation toward cultural values involved three steps: (1) traditional values were…

THE PHONOSCOPE IS A COMBINED SMALL TELEVISION CAMERA AND 21-INCH TELEVISION RECEIVER BUILT INTO ONE PORTABLE INSTRUMENT. THE TWO-WAY AUDIO AND VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM MAKES POSSIBLE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS LOCATED AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, AND BETWEEN CLASSES IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. CLASSES IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS MAY HAVE DEBATES, AND…

TELEVISED INSTRUCTION WAS FOUND TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WHEN RESULTS WERE MEASURED BY FINAL EXAMINATIONS OR BY STANDARDIZED TESTS. STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION WERE VARIED, GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS THOUGHT THEY LEARNED MORE FROM TELEVISED CLASSES, BUT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE DOUBTFUL. COLLEGE…