THIS PROJECT ASSESSED THE RELATIVE SKILLS OF PRACTICING PHYSICIANS IN SOLVING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PROBLEMS PRESENTED IN A CONFERENCE FORMAT BEFORE AND AFTER TWO-WAY RADIO INSTRUCTION. TEST RETEST RELIABILITY DATA FOR CORRECT DIAGNOSES YIELDED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES BEFORE AND AFTER INSTRUCTION. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN PHYSICIAN CHARACTERISTICS…

This document presents statistics and tables dealing with the use of television and radio broadcasts in Japanese schools. Topics discussed include: (1) the increase in the number of schools using school broadcasts; (2) reasons for using school broadcasts; (3) the exchange of views between teachers and broadcasters; (4) ways of overcoming obstacles…

A questionnaire was developed and administered to 104 students who had enrolled in the college's five instructional radio courses; 51 percent responded. Selected personal and demographic characteristics of enrollees were identified, attitudes toward radio courses were determined, and certain technical aspects of the courses were discerned.…

The Public Broadcasting Financing Act of 1975 gives specifications for the funding of non-commercial, educational broadcast stations. The conditions for allocation of grant funds to radio and television station are outlined with their limitations. The legislative history of the act is included. (DS)

In the last four years, University Extension, the University of Wisconsin, has developed two new communications, the Educational Telephone Network (ETN) and Subsidiary Communications Authorization (SCA). ETN is an interacting, party-line type connection which links instructors with remote classrooms in courthouses, hospitals, and universities. SCA…

The Radio Mathematics Project is being undertaken in Masaya, Nicaragua, to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of radio as the medium of instruction for primary school mathematics in the developing nations. The curriculum is based upon a series of segments, each of which contains several conceptual or topical strands. Thus, for example, one…

This final report of a 1966 survey of instructional radio and television in Detroit schools consists of a consolidation of the reports of a team of consultants each covering a specialty area which was derived from the objectives of the survey. The organization, development, and objectives of the survey are detailed in a first section, and the…

This issue of the Language by Radio Interest Group newsletter contains: an article by Paul A. Gaeng on his experience as a radio listener, an article by Richard E. Wood on "Radio Peking," and a partial reprint of frequency listings from the January 1976 number. Gaeng reports that, when he was a student in Geneva, he developed skills as a…

A look at the wide variation in classroom teacher usage of an instructional radio project in Washington, D.C. (Author)

Discusses the personnel segment of the organizational structure of a research and evaluation team for educational broadcasting. (JY)

Considers the problems of gaining the attention of students in the 12 to 20 age group when listening to radio as a class activity. Preparations for listening to radio in school, listener motivation, acceptable programs, teacher and student activities, and supporting visual materials are discussed. (JEG)

A pilot study was conducted with German students utilizing the campus amateur radio station. Contacts were maintained with five German-speaking stations. Students expressed enthusiasm for the radio station and appeared more interested in German language and culture classes. (Author/SW)

Student developed tape recordings can simulate radio programs and contribute to student learning in a variety of ways. (STS)

Health educators have consistently shown creativity in using innovative teaching techniques. Three articles from the past discuss "new" teaching methods: (1) "A Radio Project Teaches Your Class" (Miller); (2) "An Activity Program in Alcohol Education" (Breg); and (3) "Teaching Health Through Pictures" (Haviland). (CB)

Describes how public television and radio can be utilized to help students prepare for forensic competition. (PD)