Studied was the achievement of ability-grouped students enrolled in sections of the biology course at Wausau Senior High School in the years 1963-64 and 1964-65. The biology students in the 1963-64 school year were taught by a team-teacher approach which included large-group presentations. During the second year, the students enrolled in biology…

A very informative narrative description of the general patterns and trends of ETV and ITV in Canada is presented, with references to statistical or detailed information appended. (LS)

Presented and discussed are a series of suggestions and examples concerned with improving ETV and ITV programs through feedback and increasing their effectiveness through the use of follow-up materials in the classroom. (LS)

This document presents statistics and tables dealing with the use of television and radio broadcasts in Japanese schools. Topics discussed include: (1) the increase in the number of schools using school broadcasts; (2) reasons for using school broadcasts; (3) the exchange of views between teachers and broadcasters; (4) ways of overcoming obstacles…

This is an annual report on violence in prime-time television. The tabulations, based on the monitoring of 13 weeks of programs on three networks, indicate that CBS was the lowest of the three networks in violence, though at the same level as the previous year. ABC remained the same level as last year, while NBC increased. Both the number of…

South Africa, the last urban, industrial, Western-culture society without television, called for television introduction on January 1, 1976. Thus, South Africa represented the last chance to explore certain research questions about the impact of television in modern societies. A study was made of: (1) factors in the South African context which…

Having witnessed the success of public broadcasting series such as "Sesame Street," public health officials began to work toward the creation of a new series concerning health and aimed at a prime time, adult audience. A feasibility study showed that there was a potential audience, and discussion then focused on the topics and format…

A written broadcasting internship contract has proved to serve the best interests of the intern, the school, and the radio or television station. Among other things, such a contract can specify the commitments of the intern and the advisors, the hours and times of station work, the academic credit to be earned, and the learning experiences to be…

This report, the third in a series of six reports on television advertising and children, describes a study designed to determine how the massive exposure to television affects children's language development. A total of 153 children in grades K-6 were interviewed about the entertainment, informational, and advertising content of 24 programs…

This report, the last in a series of six reports on television advertising and children, describes patterns of advertising exposure and evaluation in the naturalistic setting and examines the role of commercials in late childhood socialization. An omnibus questionnaire was administered to 775 fourth through seventh grade students in urban,…

The total percentage of women employed in executive positions in television stations in the United States is substantially lower than previous studies indicate. Of the 1743 persons employed in those jobs in commercial and noncommercial stations in the top 50 markets, only 4.8 percent are women. This compares with 91.2 percent who are men (the sex…

The Public Broadcasting Financing Act of 1975 gives specifications for the funding of non-commercial, educational broadcast stations. The conditions for allocation of grant funds to radio and television station are outlined with their limitations. The legislative history of the act is included. (DS)

Discussion of the role of the broadcast journalist in foreign affairs news is divided into four parts in this volume: (1) "The Correspondent" deals with the group characteristics of foreign correspondents and their role conceptions, (2) "Gathering the News" examines the correspondent;s view of the mechanical constraints and…

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of several independent variables in predicting the perception of television's content as real. The relationship between the perception of television violence as real and agressive predispositions of young viewers was analyzed. Two hundred seventy-three Mexican children in the third and…

A review of the literature was made resulting in 41 references, 12 of which described research in applied experimental settings. Subjects in 10 of the 12 studies showed some improvement in performance as a result of using color in the displays. The decision as to whether a color or monochrome television system should be used appeared to be…