The Open University is described as an independent, autonomous university which offers an opportunity for higher education to adults who could not or did not take advantage of the limited opportunity in England to enter an institution of higher education immediately on or shortly after leaving secondary school. It provides a basis for continuing…

These conference proceedings reflect the growing appreciation of the related skills necessary for both teacher and pupil in acquiring competency in reading. Article titles are "The Teaching of Reading and Related Skills,""Reading Research from the Outside and Inside,""The Problem of Evaluating Aids to the Teaching of…

At pre-primary and primary levels in Mexico there are 50,000 schools, where English is not required. There are about 3,000 bilingual private English/Spanish schools, but no overall standards apply for the English program. At the secundaria (junior high) level, 2,200,000 students attend 6,500 schools, and are required to study English or French…

This study sought to identify physical facilities needed to connect the six New England land-grant universities. Criteria were time (use of current technology), cost (regular operating budgets of participating institutions), minimal personnel requirements, flexibility, and compatibility. The telephone system, an existing microwave network, a…

Undertaken on a national scale in Poland, this 1966 pilot project provided lectures by television for those who, because of employment or location, could not attend intramural courses in higher technical education. The television lectures embraced subjects from the first two years of extramural technical studies together with aspects of general…

The abstracts presented herein represent the most significant of several hundred from the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC) collection. These were identified by a computer search of the subject of instructional television and serve to update an earlier bibliography published by the same author in April 1972. The compilation seeks…

Describes the production of a telecourse for early childhood literature, including the rationale for the telecourse, planning and development of the course, the production process involved, and the components of an accompanying study guide. Some general evaluations of the telecourse, which has been taught for four years, are reported. (CLB)

Highlights of this article include the role and characteristics of videoconferencing; a model for analysis and preparation of an existing on-campus course for videoconferencing generated from Gilbert's discrepancy analysis; technology's effect on outcomes, presentations, and assignments; and the effect of class management styles on learning and…

Dwindling education budgets threaten a drive by Alaska natives to obtain secondary and higher education. There are calls for expansion of rural educational services to provide greater access to Western education. Learn Alaska Network, a state-wide audio-conference and instructional-television system is described. (MLW)

A correspondent who toured six Chinese universities reports on educational trends, use of educational television in higher education, educational computing in elementary and secondary education, and Chinese market for Western educational ideas and computer hardware and software. (MBR)

The evaluation of instruction via distance learning at the high school and college level offers special challenges, particularly the evaluation of one-way video--two-way audio instructional programs. The role of the teacher is radically changed and teaching strategies and course design are particularly important in a distance leaning environment.…

Describes a statistical integration of findings from 74 studies of visual-based college teaching. Results indicating that students in such instruction generally learned slightly more but that there was no effect on course completion rates or student attitudes are discussed, and 19 references are provided. (Author/BK)

Describes a study conducted of adult distance learners involved in a graduate special education teacher education program delivered via televised instruction. Focus group methodologies and data analysis found instructor skills, interaction, group dynamics, and site facilitators to be critical elements in effective televised instruction. Discusses…

Describes a project developed by the Open Education Faculty (OEF) at Anadolu University in Turkey that uses video instruction to supplement distance education programs. Programs that currently include television, printed materials, and lectures are described; the development of video education centers is explained; and future plans are discussed.…

Describes a study that investigated the effects of use and nonuse of an electronic formative evaluation tool, the Program Evaluation Analysis Computer system, on the cognitive, affective, and evaluative aspects of college students' perceptions of an educational television program emphasizing cognitive learning. Electronic measurement methodologies…