Motion picture methods showed no advantage over older visual methods in the McClusky comparison¶
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q2 i? In the same comparison study, the newer motion picture methods had no advantage over the older visual methods such as slides. → Frank N. Freeman 1922
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Frank N. Freeman 1922¶
Frank N. Freeman. (1922). Research Versus Propaganda in Visual Education. The Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. XI, No. 5. https://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu/13/5/
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Freeman's summary of the McClusky comparison between modes of visual presentation, such as motion pictures and slides, and combinations of oral and visual presentation and oral presentation alone. The conclusion is conditional on the examples studied, and Freeman withholds full acceptance pending broader investigation.
"In fact, if the examples which were studied are to be taken as the sole basis of an estimate, one would have to conclude that visual methods possess little, if any superiority, and that the newer motion picture methods have no advantage over the older visual methods."
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Related Claims¶
- McClusky's experiment with over 700 children found visual methods possess little, if any, superiority over existing presentation methods — related
- Visual presentation, especially motion pictures, dispenses largely with the teacher's personal influence and the group's social interaction — related
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Motion picture methods showed no advantage over older visual methods in the McClusky comparison |
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Motion picture methods showed no advantage over older visual methods in the McClusky comparison |
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