INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER TWO. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION USING BROADCAST TELEVISION.

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Main Authors: LEPORE, ALBERT R., WILSON, JACK D.
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Published: 1958
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author LEPORE, ALBERT R.
WILSON, JACK D.
author_facet LEPORE, ALBERT R.
WILSON, JACK D.
LEPORE, ALBERT R.
WILSON, JACK D.
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contents INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER TWO. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION USING BROADCAST TELEVISION. LEPORE, ALBERT R. WILSON, JACK D. Academic Achievement Adults College Curriculum College Students Conventional Instruction Costs Creative Art Educational Television English High School Students Institutionalized Persons Psychology Sciences Student Attitudes Teaching Methods THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND YEAR (1957-58) OF AN EXPERIMENT IN OPEN CIRCUIT INSTRUCTIONAL TV ARE REPORTED. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO COMPARE PERFORMANCES AND ATTITUDES OF 3 GROUPS OF STUDENTS--(1) TV INSTRUCTION AT HOME, (2) TV INSTRUCTION ON CAMPUS, (3) CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION ON CAMPUS. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER TEACHING METHODS, DISCUSSION, DEMONSTRATION, AND LIBRARY ASSIGNMENTS, WAS ALSO CONSIDERED. ALL GROUPS WERE TAUGHT BY ONE PROFESSOR. STUDENT POPULATION INCLUDED REGULAR COLLEGE STUDENTS, SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SELECTED PRISON INMATES, AND ADULTS AT LARGE. COLLEGE COURSES IN SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCE, ENGLISH, AND CREATIVE ARTS, PREPARED BY SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE PERSONNEL, WERE BROADCAST OVER KQED. CONTROL MEASURES USED WERE ACADEMIC APTITUDE, GRADE POINT AVERAGE, CONTENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND MOTIVATION. RESULTS SHOWED THAT ACADEMIC GAINS OF STUDENTS TAUGHT BY TV COMPARE WELL WITH THOSE OF CONVENTIONALLY TAUGHT STUDENTS IN ALL SUBJECTS BUT CREATIVE ARTS. STUDENTS GENERALLY ACCEPTED TV AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIUM. HOME VIEWERS WERE MORE POSITIVE THAN CAMPUS VIEWERS. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF INSTRUCTION VIA TV IN COLLEGES. COST DATA ARE GIVEN. (MS)
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spellingShingle INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER TWO. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION USING BROADCAST TELEVISION.
LEPORE, ALBERT R.
WILSON, JACK D.
Academic Achievement
Adults
College Curriculum
College Students
Conventional Instruction
Costs
Creative Art
Educational Television
English
High School Students
Institutionalized Persons
Psychology
Sciences
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER TWO. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION USING BROADCAST TELEVISION. LEPORE, ALBERT R. WILSON, JACK D. Academic Achievement Adults College Curriculum College Students Conventional Instruction Costs Creative Art Educational Television English High School Students Institutionalized Persons Psychology Sciences Student Attitudes Teaching Methods THE RESULTS OF THE SECOND YEAR (1957-58) OF AN EXPERIMENT IN OPEN CIRCUIT INSTRUCTIONAL TV ARE REPORTED. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO COMPARE PERFORMANCES AND ATTITUDES OF 3 GROUPS OF STUDENTS--(1) TV INSTRUCTION AT HOME, (2) TV INSTRUCTION ON CAMPUS, (3) CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTION ON CAMPUS. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER TEACHING METHODS, DISCUSSION, DEMONSTRATION, AND LIBRARY ASSIGNMENTS, WAS ALSO CONSIDERED. ALL GROUPS WERE TAUGHT BY ONE PROFESSOR. STUDENT POPULATION INCLUDED REGULAR COLLEGE STUDENTS, SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SELECTED PRISON INMATES, AND ADULTS AT LARGE. COLLEGE COURSES IN SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCE, ENGLISH, AND CREATIVE ARTS, PREPARED BY SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE PERSONNEL, WERE BROADCAST OVER KQED. CONTROL MEASURES USED WERE ACADEMIC APTITUDE, GRADE POINT AVERAGE, CONTENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND MOTIVATION. RESULTS SHOWED THAT ACADEMIC GAINS OF STUDENTS TAUGHT BY TV COMPARE WELL WITH THOSE OF CONVENTIONALLY TAUGHT STUDENTS IN ALL SUBJECTS BUT CREATIVE ARTS. STUDENTS GENERALLY ACCEPTED TV AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIUM. HOME VIEWERS WERE MORE POSITIVE THAN CAMPUS VIEWERS. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF INSTRUCTION VIA TV IN COLLEGES. COST DATA ARE GIVEN. (MS)
title INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER TWO. AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTION USING BROADCAST TELEVISION.
topic Academic Achievement
Adults
College Curriculum
College Students
Conventional Instruction
Costs
Creative Art
Educational Television
English
High School Students
Institutionalized Persons
Psychology
Sciences
Student Attitudes
Teaching Methods
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED014224