A NEW METHOD FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION UTILIZES TWO CAMERAS AND ONE CREW MEMBER. A STUDIO-TYPE CAMERA, EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER, FOCUS KNOB, FLEXIBLE THREE-CASTOR DOLLY, AND ZOOM LENS, FOLLOWS THE INSTRUCTOR AND COVERS HIS ACTIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS. A SECOND CAMERA IS FIXED AND UNATTENDED. IT IS A SMALL INDUSTRIAL TYPE CAMERA…

IT IS NOTED THAT TELEVISION IS USED TO EXTEND, ENRICH, AND SUPPLEMENT CURRENT WORK OF THE CLASSROOM IN ANY SUBJECT FIELD UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CLASSROOM TEACHER. IT MAY PROVIDE BASIC INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS OR GIVE DIRECTION TO THE CLASSROOM TEACHER IN A PARTICULAR SUBJECT. QUALITY PROGRAMS ARE DEPENDENT UPON IDEAS, PERSONNEL AND PRODUCTION.…

RESEARCH FINDINGS DERIVED FROM CLASSROOM COURSES OFFERED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WERE REVIEWED. THE COURSES CONSTITUTED ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE FIELD RECOGNIZED AS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMS OR COMMERCIALLY SPONSORED PROGRAMS WERE NOT CONSIDERED. STUDIES REVEALED THAT TELEVISION STUDENTS HAVE DONE WITH TELEVISION, IT…

THE ACTIVITIES OF A PILOT CONFERENCE FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL MEDIA WERE REPORTED. THE PURPOSES OF THE CONFERENCE WERE (1) TO DEMONSTRATE THE USES OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF EQUIPMENT, PROCESSES, AND METHODS FOR TELEVISION (TV) USAGE IN EDUCATION, (2) TO RELATE TV TO OTHER MEDIA USED IN EDUCATION, (3) TO PROVIDE WAYS…

TWO STUDIES CONCERNED WITH THE REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE OF DEMONSTRATIONS IN TEACHING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE ARE REPORTED. THE TWO STUDIES WERE PERFORMED WITH DIMENSIONS OF VISUAL TV PRESENTATIONS VARIED IN THE CONTEXT OF PROGRAMED LESSONS. STUDY ONE COMPARES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REALISTIC (LIVE) WITH NONREALISTIC (ANIMATED)…

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)

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate television as an instructional medium for teaching creative thinking to fifth and sixth grade students by use of the "inquiry" method of instruction in the area of science. A secondary purpose was to determine the effect of student involvement in the live telecasts on their performance on a test…

The result of an interdisciplinary conference on the qualities of an effective instructional television program, this book reports the ideas of various participants. Two papers by broadcasters represent the producer's view of ITV; one deals with instructional television in Sweden and the other with a Nigerian project. The scholar's view is…

In assessing the possibilities of using cable television to serve the needs of higher education, it is useful to examine the experience already accumulated by educational institutions in the use of cable channels. Two particularly interesting cases are those of Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Oregon. OSU employs its cable…

Almost all educational television programs are produced in similar ways and they are usually thought to be produced that way. These programs intend to reach the students of any organisation or any education establishment, but their ratings do not match with the expected level. In order to increase the quality of these programs and to make them…

Lists reasons, aids, and effective strategies for teaching television in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades. (RB)

Describes a journalism class which produced and recorded a newscast complete with commercials. (RB)

Believes the most important person in industry is the operative and that TV should be used more extensively for his training. (RB)

Noting the acceleration of scientific evaluation, the author focuses his attention on where we now stand in the evaluation of two methods of instruction: programed learning materials and television. (Editor)