Live television and television recordings were about equal in their instructional effectiveness.¶
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Currency · newest study 1953 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Live TV and TV recordings (kinescopes projected as motion pictures) produced roughly equivalent learning outcomes. → Fordham University 1953
Evidence¶
Fordham University 1953¶
Fordham University. (1953). Training by Television: the Comparative Effectiveness of Instruction by Television, Television Recordings, and Conventional Classroom Procedures. Special Devices Center, Port Washington, L. I., New York. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED000002
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In the same comparative study of Naval Air Reservists, the abstract states "Live TV and TV recordings were about equal in their effectiveness," indicating that the kinescope recording medium preserved the instructional benefit of live television.
"Live TV and TV recordings were about equal in their effectiveness."
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Related Claims¶
- deKieffer taught one of the first distance learning classes via television from the University of Colorado — related
- Live television and television recordings were superior to local instructors in teaching Naval Air Reservists. — related
- Direct TV narration appeared to be the most effective method of presentation. — related
- Naval trainees generally liked television instruction, with over half the comments being favorable. — related
- Kinescope recordings of television instruction were equally effective as regular instruction — related
- Television instruction was at least as effective as regular instruction in Army basic training — related
- College students taught by television compared favorably with those receiving regular instruction, with attitudes differing only for the on-campus television group — related
- Reservists retained most TV-learned material at retesting, officers 85% and enlisted men 65% — related
- Using television in army training is feasible, according to the summarized research — a broader claim this one bears on
- Ten Army installations use television for teaching, with five more scheduled within the next year — related
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Live television and television recordings were about equal in their instructional effectiveness. |
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Live television and television recordings were about equal in their instructional effectiveness. |
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