Some insights into the responsibilities facing the leader of an adult discussion group organized around an educational television series. (LS)

Television melodrama, like grand opera, is constructed to formula. Character interactions are highly charged and plot dominates, initiating excitement, suspense, and raising questions around timeless and universal themes. Despite--or because of--their extreme nature, the soaps remain one of the longest-standing television genres, with the loyal…

Article explains the role of O.F.R.A.T.E.M.E., the variety of its productions and the allocation of its resources to the various levels of schooling. (Author)

A discussion of the use of comedy as a television program format for teaching English as a second language. (HB)

How instructional television was utilized to develop a system whereby listening comprehension of English as a second language could be tested. (Author/HB)

60 PROPOSITIONS IN 6 AREAS CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNING FROM TELEVISION ARE DEVELOPED FROM A SURVEY OF THE RESEARCH LITERATURE--(1) HOW MUCH PUPILS LEARN FROM INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION, (2) EFFICIENT USE OF THE MEDIUM IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM, (3) TREATMENT, SITUATION, AND PUPIL VARIABLES, (4) ATTITUDES TOWARD INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION,…

TELEVISION HAS NEITHER ELIMINATED, REDUCED, NOR REPLACED MAN'S NEED AND USE OF BOOKS, BUT HAS MERELY INCREASED HIS APPETITE FOR KNOWLEDGE. LIBRARIANS, BOOK PUBLISHERS, MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ALL ATTEST TO INCREASED GROWTH AND USE OF PRINTED MATERIALS SINCE THE ADVENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WAS SPURRED IN THE…

TELEVISION INSTRUCTION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD. SCHOOLS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1956 AND HAS CONTINUED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM. EARLY IN THE PROJECT IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE IMPORTANT ISSUE WAS NOT WHETHER TELEVISION SHOULD BE USED FOR DIRECT INSTRUCTION, BUT HOW IT SHOULD BE USED AND WHAT IT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE…

BASIC PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES AND THEIR DIDACTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ARE DISCUSSED. PRESENTED ARE THE GENERAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WHICH ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE COMMITTEE GROUP. PRODUCTION PERSONNEL WITHIN THE SOCIETY OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTORS HAVE PARTICULAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH THEY SHOULD UPHOLD AS…

A STUDY WAS MADE ON THE USE OF TELEVISION IN MEDICAL TEACHING AND RESEARCH THROUGH A SURVEY OF 88 MEDICAL SCHOOLS, SITE VISITS TO 22 OF THE SCHOOLS, AND AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT JOURNAL ARTICLES CONCERNING TELEVISION'S USE IN MEDICINE. THE SURVEY CONSISTED OF A DETAILED QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH WAS MAILED TO USER INSTITUTIONS. A TOTAL OF 47 SCHOOLS…

EXPERIMENTS WERE DEVISED TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTION. THESE WERE CONCERNED WITH WHETHER (1) METHODS OF LESSON PREPARATION AND TRYOUT COULD USE STUDENT RESPONSES TO REVISE AND IMPROVE A TELEVISION LESSON, (2) METHODS OF ELICITING ACTIVE STUDENT RESPONSE DURING INSTRUCTION COULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF LEARNING, AND (3)…

FOURTEEN SETS OF EDUCATIONAL TV UTILIZATION GUIDE SHEETS WERE PREPARED AS TEACHER AIDS. THESE SHEETS COVER SUCH AREAS AS SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECT, SUGGESTED PREPARATION (PRETELECAST), KEY WORDS, WHAT PUPILS SHOULD LOOK AND LISTEN FOR, SUGGESTED FOLLOWUP ACTIVITIES, SUGGESTED RELATED ACTIVITIES, SUGGESTED EVALUATION, AND SUGGESTED RELATED MATERIALS.…