IN SPITE OF ITS PROVED EFFECTIVENESS, INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) HAS NOT REALIZED ITS FULL POTENTIAL AS A TEACHING MEDIUM. THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE HISTORY OF ITV, POINTING OUT THE REASONS FOR ITS PAST FAILURE AND ENUMERATING THOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS PROMISE. FREE COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE ALSO AVAIALABLE FROM THE…

THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF CHILDREN IN STIMULATING FAMILY USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DURING EVENING HOURS WAS STUDIED. FOUR EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS WERE CREATED AMONG TENTH-GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS AND THEIR CLASSES--(1) A DISCUSSION PROCEDURE WAS USED TO STIMULATE VIEWING OF A PUBLIC AFFAIRS SERIES ON THE AREA'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATION,…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS AN EXAMINATION OF THE INTERACTION OF THREE INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION--(1) TELEVISED INSTRUCTION, (2) INCREASED STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE LEARNING-TEACHING PROCESS, AND (3) INCREASED ATTENTION TO THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF RESIDENCE HALLS. DURING EACH SEMESTER OF A 3-YEAR PERIOD, THE LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION…

EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS WERE USED WITH 20 SIXTH-GRADE CLASSES, RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING--(1) A COURSE OF STUDY IN A SERIES OF 21 LESSONS, 20 MINUTES IN LENGTH, ON GUIDANCE WHICH WAS PRESENTED THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF TELEVISION TO THE "TV GROUP," AND (2) THE SAME COURSE OF STUDY, PRESENTED TO THE "TEACHER-LED…

A 2-YEAR STUDY WAS MADE OF THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF THE AIR. THE LARGEST GROUP CONSISTED OF PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM WERE TEACHERS. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT TO MAKE INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION MORE EFFICIENT THE NUMBER OF COURSES OFFERED SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. REPORTS ON THIS STUDY ARE ED 003 637 THROUGH ED 003…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED AND EXECUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCOVERING AND DELINEATING FACTORS IN THE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTION IN THE 11 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE TEXAS EDUCATIONAL MICROWAVE PROJECT (TEMP). PROCEDURES INVOLVED (1) INTERVIEWS WITH ADMINISTRATORS, TELEVISION INSTRUCTORS, AND MONITORING…

MICROWAVE TRANSMITTERS WERE USED TO LINK 11 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA. THIS DEMONSTRATION WAS PLANNED AS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF MICROWAVE CHANNELS TO ACHIEVE A SINGLE CLOSED-CIRCUIT SYSTEM AMONG A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS. THE OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY, BOTH ECONOMIC AND PROGRAMMATIC,…

STATE LAWS AFFECTING THE SELECTION, PURCHASE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIOVISUAL AIDS AND SERVICES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WERE REPORTED. BIBLIOGRAPHIC SEARCHES OF LEGAL AUTHORITIES FROM THE 50 STATES WERE CONDUCTED. REFERENCES TO LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL AUTHORITIES WERE ANALYZED AND CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO (1) STATE, (2) TYPE OF…

Eight guidelines are presented for more closely integrating television into the total instructional process and for increasing its support and use. Developed through experience with instructional television at the state network level, these guidelines advocate (1) choosing an instructional area with an identified need, (2) choosing an area with a…

Compiled from a computerized data base of over 12,000 entries at the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM), this index is a bibliographical guide to commercially produced educational videotapes. A first section, a subject guide to videotapes, presents entries by subject categories used in media producers' and educational…

An examination of the general uses of video in instruction helps to formulate appropriate policy for maximizing video production and use. Wide use of instructional television makes advanced knowledge more usable and increases public awareness of new discoveries, reduces the time lag between conception and application of ideas which change society,…

This paper presents a review of research on the effectiveness of educational television compared to traditional face-to-face instruction. The studies reviewed are presented under seven rubrics: TV as a catalyst for learning; two-way TV; use of commercial TV shows; simulation of a real situation; TV integrated as part of the classroom lecture; TV…

In attempting to assess the current state of instructional television, this paper concerns itself first with the various distribution systems and pieces of machinery available to educators and in use across the country. It deplores the inflexibility of the American educational structure which has not yet committed itself to the full exploitation…

In an investigation conducted to determine student attitude and achievement in a class lectured by television as contrasted with a similar class lectured by an instructor, the direct-teaching method was found to be significantly superior. As a result of this finding, it was decided that future biological science classes should be taught by the…

For a report on a two-year research project designed to evaluate the introduction of educational television in Colombian schools by the Peace Corps, "critical incidents" which were collected from the utilization Volunteers (those in the field who were serving as educational television consultants) are presented. The first part of the…