Discusses the use of "Channel One" in secondary schools for teaching current events and describes a study that examined its instructional effectiveness. The inclusion of advertisements is addressed; teenagers' general awareness of current events is considered; and the use of television in educational settings is described. (21…

Examines research on television violence and links violence to specific programs commonly watched by young children. Maintains that television violence is related to aggressive behavior, lessened sensitivity to the results of violence, and increased fear. Examines public reactions to children's educational television programs. (Author/KB)

A survey examined: (1) the needs classroom teachers seek to fill with instructional video; (2) the design features best suited to meeting those needs; and (3) whether current productions possess such features and meet such needs. Ninety-seven instructors (out of 275) from eight Colorado high schools responded to the survey. Initial attitudes…

This annual report for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for fiscal year 1986 also summarizes the CPB's activities over the last 20 years. The front inside cover folds out to three pages and provides a chronology of the important events in CPB history from its inception in 1967 to 1987. A narrative report on the CPB's 20 years of…

The Council for Cultural Co-operation's symposium of December 1977 met in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the purpose of critiquing two experimental educational television series designed to contribute to understanding of current affairs and the way in which the media present them, and to knowledge of television as a medium. These in-class programs for…

This paper reports an attempt to research sensory overstimulation in a variety of children's television programs by rating the level of visual sensory stimulation, auditory sensory stimulation, verbal response patterns and nonverbal response patterns in 45 television programs designed for pre-school children. The Television Rating Inventory (TVRI)…

Designed to serve as a resource book to promote informed decision making by Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) staff and advisory panels, this study reviews and analyzes the topic of children's public television viewing. Both instructional and more general types of programming for children are examined; however, information relevant only…

Designed to serve as a resource book to aid decision making by Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) staff and advisory panels, this report consists of a review and analysis of the current state of children's television programming. Major sections of the report are devoted to describing and analyzing children's television programming in the…

One experimental and three varied control groups (a total of 340 fourth graders) were used to investigate the effectiveness of a listening skill developmental unit produced by the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction (MPATI). Results from an analysis of the effectiveness of the unit in developing skills of listening comprehension,…

Who watched "Sesame Street" and with what frequency at different socioeconomic levels? This utilization study provides answers to the question by compiling data from national ratings, special surveys commissioned by the Children's Television Workshop, and unsolicited, independently conducted surveys which were brought to the Workshop's…

The development of children's humor is described, focusing on the cognitive aspect of what is funny and how this relates to children's intellectual growth. Cognitive elements that facilitate children's humor are identified as: (1) the ability to grasp incongruities, (2) the presence of an intellectual challenge, (3) timing, (4) novelty, and (5) a…

Effective production techniques for an ITV series, "Community of Living Things," are evaluated in this paper. The program is part of a junior high life science series. Five basic practices, chosen for their student interest and instructional value, were utilized: (1) rapidity of visualization, (2) few teacher appearances, (3) repetitive film…

Presents a perspective on the limited access deaf people have had to television viewing. Legal and technological breakthroughs which will facilitate access are addressed, as well as the need for researchers and producers to work together in developing effective television programing for use with deaf audiences. (JEG)

A television system is described in which a student can pick up a special telephone, request any one of more than eighteen hundred tapes, and settle down to watch and learn in front of a TV monitor. (Author/AM)