The extent to which pupils at the primary level view Sesame Street and The Electric Company television programs and their impact on learning were studied. Questionnaires were directed to parents of children in eight kindergartens and to principals of the 34 elementary schools in Vancouver. At their homes, 95% of the kindergarten pupils had watched…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) that considers the development of educational television in Australia and its impact on the educational system. Three forms of instructional television are distinguished: (1) total teaching, in which the teaching is directly related to a prescribed course; (2) supplementary…

Discusses the 1977 convention of the All Japan Teachers' Federation for studying the use of radio and television in education and formal school education (Zemporen). A topic of interest was whether broadcasts should be prepared in advance or used live; the consensus was that teachers will use programs in ways that suit their own teaching methods.…

These case studies deal exclusively with school television; that is, television programs that were developed specifically for use in the school and that are accompanied by carefully prepared curriculum guides. (Author/IRT)

This study was designed to determine (1) if there are significant differences in kindergarten reading readiness scores among children taught by traditional means versus those exposed to multimedia methods, and (2) to determine if children in one socio-economic group benefit more than others from multimedia methods of instruction. Three treatment…

A brief consideration of film study, television, advertising and an exploratory project. Author attempts to appraise mass media in terms of contemporary society and school curriculum. (HB)

Research subsidized by the Ministry of Culture of Lower Saxony; conducted at the Pedagogical Seminar, Gottingen University. (DD)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using in classroom two types of television instruction: videotape recordings and live programs. (CC)

Description of television ethnic" soap opera used to teach English as a second language to non-English speaking Canadians. Model episode presented. Photographs. (AF)