Repeating an instructional film increases learning only up to a point¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1954 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Repetitions of a film increased learning up to a point, in the 1100-trainee experiment. → Research Abstracts 1954

Evidence¶

Research Abstracts 1954¶

Research Abstracts. (1954). https://eric.ed.gov/?q=instructional+film+research+program

q2 · i? · causal · r?

In the same experiment, the effect of repetition was studied by showing the film once, twice, or three times. The abstract reports the bounded benefit with no printed statistics or optimum value.

"Repetitions of a film increased learning up to a point."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Repeating a single demonstration produces more learning than an equivalent number of different demonstrations — related
• Audience participation during a factual film improves learning of the practiced verbal material compared with simple viewing, with gains attributable to practice rather than motivation — related
• A slow rate of development in an instructional film is more helpful to learning than a fast rate — related
• A fourth showing of an educational film yields an even smaller increment, or in two cases a slight decrement, over three showings — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Repetition of an educational film yields substantial learning gains on the first repetition (two showings), but a third showing adds little