The television viewing habits of television students enrolled in a psychology course or an anthropology course were studied by means of a TV viewing log. In addition to the log, a demographic questionnaire was also filled out. This report is comprised of the data collected during the study, which is presented in 69 tables. Six appendixes provide:…

This report presents a series of policy recommendations from the members of the California Technology Project Distance Learning Task Force to the California State Department of Education and the State Legislature on future directions for distance learning for kindergarten through twelfth grade schools. These recommendations are intended to assist…

A MAJOR MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTED A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES CONCERNED WITH THE USE OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION INSTRUCTION IN THE CURRICULUMS OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, PHARMACY, AND NURSING. THE SIX STUDIES REPORTED WERE (1) OVER 300 HEALTH SCIENCE TELEVISION PRESENTATIONS WERE PRODUCED, PRESENTED TO STUDENTS, AND EVALUATED. REPORTS WERE MADE…

EFFECTIVE MEANS OF TEACHING SPANISH IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF DENVER, COLORADO, WERE STUDIED. EFFORTS WERE DIRECTED TOWARD DETERMINING THE KIND OF LEARNING AND LEARNING CONTEXT THAT WOULD MAKE FOR MAXIMUM LEARNING FROM INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION. PROJECT DURATION WAS FROM 1960 TO THE BEGINNING OF 1964. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO SYSTEMATICALLY…

Learning Resource Programs and the space necessary to house them have been a challenging planning problem in the California community colleges. There have been standards for space utilization of the traditional library since 1966, but these provided for print materials only. The purpose of this report is to provide standards for the Nonprint…

The school district's interactive cable television network allows students and instructors at different schools to communicate. The public may view school programs through their community cable TV system, which provides many community awareness opportunities. Videotape exchanges are also conducted with students in other states and countries. (SJL)

Intended as a review of the origins and present status of television courses as a form of higher education for adults, this sourcebook addresses the following questions: What is a telecourse? What are the legal and philosophical bases that support the telecourse concept? Where do telecourses fit in the college or university structure? Who produces…

This executive summary of an in-depth analysis and evaluation of California's educational technology programs provides information on programs funded from 1984 to 1992 and provides guidelines for the evaluation of future state-funded educational technology programs and projects. Summaries of the findings for educational technology programs from…

The use of television in California for educational purposes, particularly for classroom instruction, has grown rapidly in the 14 years since the first successful ETV station (KQED, San Francisco) began broadcasting. Both state and federal legislation have provided impetus for instructional television, which now reaches more than a third of…

Provides lesson plans for using popular software (Oregon Trail and the PFS U. S. History Database) and selected instructional television programs for integration into instruction on the westward movement. (JDH)

This compilation of resolutions and positions of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) provides a collective representation of the current and past recommendations of the Senate for strengthening academic standards in California's community colleges. First, ASCCC resolutions are presented regarding academic standards,…

Designed to help educators and policymakers consider the effective use of currently-evolving distance learning technologies, this policy brief examines: (1) the need for distance learning; (2) the most promising combinations of technologies (two-way television, one-way television with audio return, and audiographics); (3) the cost-effectiveness of…

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,…

A PROCEDURE WAS DEVELOPED WHEREBY EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS COULD PREPARE THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR MEDIA IN WHICH VARIOUS SEQUENCES OF INSTRUCTION WOULD BE PROGRAMED AND DEVELOPED. PROCEDURES WERE DEVELOPED AND TRIED FOR A SET OF BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM IN SCIENCE INSTRUCTION. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO ILLUSTRATE AND IMPLEMENT…

A television workshop in human relations for teachers and other school staff was developed as a cooperative project involving the San Francisco and Oakland, California public schools, a unit of the University of California, the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development, and KQED, the area's educational television station. This…