AN EARLY MORNING TELEVISION COURSE IN ELEMENTARY FRENCH IS DESCRIBED. THE COURSE IS CONDUCTED PRIMARILY IN FRENCH AND BUILDS FROM ZERO KNOWLEDGE, TEACHING A SMALL HIGH-UTILITY VOCABULARY. INTAKE OF VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE IS GENTLY GRADED IN SENTENCES MADE UNDERSTANDABLE BY MEANS OF PICTURE-SITUATIONS. EACH LESSON CONSISTS OF THE FILM LESSON OF…

THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES ABSTRACTS OF 350 EXPERIMENTS IN INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION AND INSTRUCTIONAL FILM SINCE 1950. EACH ABSTRACT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM, SAMPLE, SUBJECT TAUGHT, KEY VARIABLES, AND CRITERION INSTRUMENTS. RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY DATA, AND STATISTICS, WHEN AVAILABLE, ARE ALSO GIVEN. THE INTRODUCTION REVIEWS RESEARCH TRENDS. AUTHOR AND…

TO TEST THE ASSUMPTION THAT LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS VIA TV MIGHT DECLINE DUE TO LENGTHY VIEWING TIME AND FATIGUE, THIS STUDY COMPARED EFFECTS OF 38 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS TV TRAINING IN 5 DAYS WITH REGULAR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION OVER THE SAME PERIOD. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MINIMAL TV PRESENTATIONS THAT TRANSMIT EXISTING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH NO…

THIS REPORT CONCERNS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE TELEVISION'S CONFERENCE ON TELEVISION IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION. THE CONFERENCE WAS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS TELEVISION MATERIALS NOW BEING USED IN SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK AND IN THE AREAS OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. THE REPORT HAS 4 SECTIONS, (1) A DISCUSSION OF THE CENTER'S INTEREST…

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM USED FOR LECTURES AND LABORATORY DEMONSTRATIONS IN MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY FOR FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS. (LH)

THE FINAL REPORT OF A STUDY INVOLVING CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER AFTER FIRST GRADE IS PRESENTED. THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED FOR THESE PURPOSES--(1) TO DETERMINE THE READING LOSS OR GAIN OF FIRST-GRADE CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER OF 1965 AND 1966, (2) TO DEVELOP AND PRESENT A SUMMER READING PROGRAM BY TELEVISION, AND (3) TO TEST THE NULL HYPOTHESIS THAT…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A LISTING, WITH BRIEF ANNOTATION, OF A SERIES OF REFERENCES RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. THE REFERENCES COVER A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECTS INCLUDING--(1) GENERAL BACKGROUND, (2) DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT USES, (3) RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTATION, AND THEORY, AND (4) PLANNING, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DESIGN CRITERIA. (MM)

WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURES FOR TEACHING MORE SUBJECTS AND DEVOTING MORE TIME TO PRESENT SUBJECTS, IS THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A WORTHWHILE OBJECTIVE. A 3 YEAR STUDY IN THE ST. PAUL AREA ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER DEVOTING 15 MINUTES PER DAY TO SPANISH INSTRUCTION VIA TELEVISION HAD AN EFFECT ON LEARNING IN OTHER…

THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES STATEWIDE METHODS OF IMPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION AND UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL FILMS. THE AUTHORS PRESENT A HISTORICAL TREATMENT OF NEW YORK STATE'S AUDIOVISUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY ABOUT MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT AND FILM USE. THE REPORT ALSO DEALS WITH (1) THE GENERAL HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF…

AN INTERINSTITUTIONAL TELEVISION TEACHING EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF THE CONCEPT OF A NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS. DATA SUPPORT THE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY OF THE SYSTEM. STUDIES CONDUCTED ON SUBJECT MATTER INDICATE NO DIFFERENCE IN ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN STUDENTS…

A 14-MONTH STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF COOPERATIVE PRODUCTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION MATERIALS FOR EXCHANGE IN THE GREAT PLAINS REGION. IN CARRYING OUT THE STUDY, THE INVESTIGATOR USED THESE PROCEDURES--(1) SELECTION OF A PROJECT COMMITTEE FROM REPRESENTATION OF ALL 12 STATES IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA, (2) SELECTION OF…

A study was conducted to determine whether dance-trained, television-trained, and regular television viewing audiences would evaluate different approaches to televising dance differently. Three versions of a dance performance were videotaped: (1) version A, a one-camera, one-shot recording; (2) version B, a two-camera, real-time-edited approach,…

Data from a 1976 election study were used to compare the effects of different types of television watching (daytime, evening entertainment, news, campaign programing, presidential debates) on voter turnout and to compare these effects with those of other media (radio, magazines, newspapers). After controlling for the effects of the traditional…

Based on interviews with more than 50 individuals at television stations, colleges, and publishing companies, as well as on a review of existing literature, this report summarizes the "state of the art" in telecourse use and makes recommendations for future research efforts. This document is part of a series of instructional materials…

This manual was prepared for use at a 2-day seminar to aid college and university administrators and station executives in making effective decisions about the use and implementation of telecourses. There are four objectives for the workshop: (1) to understand the characteristics, attitudes, needs, and desires of various groups involved in…