Television will be a valuable tool in preparing people to cope with a shrinking and increasingly interdependent world. A child left to his own devices will equate "strangeness" with "danger". Television can bring a wide variety of experiences with different cultures to a child and help him to formulate an understanding of his place in the world.…

This document includes abstracts of 350 experiments in instructional television and instructional film since 1950. Each abstract describes the problem, sample, subject taught, key variables, and criterion instruments. Reliability and validity data, and statistics, when available, are also given. The introduction reviews research trends, author and…

Twenty-six articles and papers on the use of videotape in schools are listed in this bibliography. The documents, published between 1968 and 1970, are listed alphabetically be author. The title, source, and date of publication is also noted. (JY)

The Sesame Street Learning Kit contains five books, a record, and posters based on the materials used on the Sesame Street television series. A parent's guide is also included which contains a discussion of the various materials and some suggestions for supplementary activities. The long-playing record contains songs heard on the show. The books…

In spite of repeated research into the matter, no evidence has been discovered to support the claim that color television is superior to black-and-white television as an instructional aid. It is possible that there are advantages to color television which are unmeasured or unmeasurable, but the current claims for color; that it heightens realism,…

Reported is a course that has been developed in North Carolina to incorporate the history of science into a ninth grade television physical science instructional program. It follows the model which Klopfer describes as "the election of the historical approach as the organizing principle for a whole science course, or for major segments of…

The history of copyright law in the United States since 1909 is outlined, with emphasis on educational television's unique position and concerns. The problems which ETV raises are illuminated by an account of the proceedings in the House of Representatives and in the Senate on a 1965 bill dealing with copyright law revision. (LS)

This report is the study guide to English Composition, English 101, at the TV College of the Chicago City College. It includes a list of required textbooks, a schedule of telecast lessons, reading assignments, instructions and objectives for telecast lessons, sample of student writing, and writing assignments and exercises. (JC)

The ideal promotional effort for an educational television (ETV) station is dependent on a professional approach to the problem. This means that each ETV station should employ a public relations manager and should keep him informed about all major station decisions. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has a campaign of its own to bring attention…

A 38-item Likert-bipolar scale for measuring college students' attitudes toward instructional television (ITV) was constructed and content validated. The scale was administered to a total of 312 students currently enrolled in the various ITV courses at Indiana State University. The test was also factor analyzed to extract the underlying variable…

The evaluation form used by teachers to rate the manual for the ITV series is presented. Twenty-six statements about the manual are presented to be rated on a five-point scale. (For related documents, see TM 002 621-628, 630-635.) (KM)

This mail questionnaire is designed to ascertain personal and demographic characteristics, TV and ETV viewing habits, and reasons for those viewing habits. It contains 22 items. (For related documents, see TM 002 621-630, 632-635.) (KM)

The prototype of a teacher achievement test for the "Wonderful You" ITV series is presented. The test consists of 20 multiple-choice and yes-no items. (For related documents, see TM 002 621-632, 634-635.) (KM)

The tremendous impact and potential of mass media must be put to work efficiently before it is too late. The mass media can increase dissatisfaction with the status quo and move the world forward; they can lessen dissatisfaction and provide bases for understanding existing values and goals; they can give the world an understanding and stimulation…

Three related bills to provide for improved financing for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting were introduced in Congress. The bills would increase funding for the years 1972-77. Hearings on these bills before the Subcommittee on Communications and Power are reprinted here. Included are the texts of bills, statements made to the Subcommittee…