The effectiveness of television science instruction coupled with the use of science kit materials was tested with first grade children. Of five experimental conditions, two used a series of six television lessons incorporating inquiry skills, two did not use TV, and one group received no science instruction. Children were tested for classification…

Reports on experiences covering two years of use of a Russian television course for Grade 9. The course is seen as particularly useful in reinforcing knowledge of vocabulary of past lessons. Several practical hints to the teacher, e.g., preparation for the television lesson, are offered. (Text is in German.) (IfS/WGA)

Research Funded by the Central Fund for Research, Pennsylvania State University (Grant (Grant No. 151).

Television courses presented live to students in the classroom and simultaneously remitted by closed circuit television (CCTV) to dormitory and campus classrooms were compared for their effects on student performance and attitudes. The two types of courses had no significant effects on the overall distribution of grades. Over 6,000 students…

Although educational television is associated with the classroom, data comparing the production techniques of ETV to those employed in commercial television does not support the stereotyped image of ETV as a televised lecture. Late in 1961, five students knowledgeable in television production and specially trained as observers for this study…

A videotape designed to teach the color red to 18 retarded children (ages 3-5 years) was tested in comparison to traditional methods of instruction. The children were divided into three groups, one viewed the experimental videotape, one traditionally taught videotape, and one a non-televised traditional presentation, each was instructed by the…

In eight years of operation, the Texas Association for Graduate Education and Research (TAGER) Television Instructional Network, composed of nine North Central Texas Colleges, has offered 1,132 academic courses. A total of 25,591 students have taken these courses. All instruction is live and features a talk-back system by which students may…

The education television programs presented in this manual are designed to acquaint viewers and readers with the variety of reading methods and approaches which are receiving wide attention today. The series consists of 15 one-half hour programs, each of which is designed to accomplish the following objectives: to explain the philosophy and…

The evaluation form used by teachers who viewed the ITV communiques, broadcasts suggesting teaching techniques for teachers using the ITV series, is presented. Teachers are asked to rate 21 statements on a five-point scale. In addition, the instructional strengths and weaknesses of the television teacher are asked for, and a request is made for…

A brief guide for sixty half-hour adult television lessons, covering subject areas needed for high school equivalency examinations is given. Areas are: Lessons in Reading Interpretation as applied to social studies, science, and literature; Lessons in English--grammar, spelling, usage, and vocabulary; Lessons in General Mathematics--arithmetic,…

Investigative Science for Elementary Education-Instructional Television (ISEE-ITV) is a resource developed by Pennsylvania's Department of Education for elementary teachers with in-service preparation in science. The teachers use instructional television to model six teaching strategies. (BB)

The author reviews some of the history of television as it has been used in teaching economics, describes some ways in which it is currently being used, and gives some thought to how it might be developed in the future. (Author)