Reservists accepted TV instruction, more than half preferring it to conventional classroom instruction¶
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q2 i? More than half of reservists preferred being taught by TV to conventional classroom instruction and said it was more instructive than the average training film. → Audio-Visual Communication Review 1951
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Audio-Visual Communication Review 1951¶
Audio-Visual Communication Review, research abstracts on television instruction. (1951). https://eric.ed.gov/?q=Training+by+Television+Study+in+Learning+and+Retention
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Attitude questionnaire data from the reservist telecast evaluation. The digest reports "more than half preferring it to conventional classroom instruction"; percentages beyond this are not printed.
"reserv- ists liked to be taught by TV, more than half preferring it to conventional class- room instruction and saying it was more instructive than the average training film"
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Related Claims¶
- Naval trainees generally liked television instruction, with over half the comments being favorable. — related
- Live television and television recordings were superior to local instructors in teaching Naval Air Reservists. — related
- Army reservists of all grades made statistically significant gains on information tests after viewing instructional telecasts — related
- Eighty percent of students enrolled in conventional classes who also participated in television classes preferred the conventional ones — related
- Televised Navy indoctrination instruction produced no differences in achievement scores compared with conventional instruction — 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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Reservists accepted TV instruction, more than half preferring it to conventional classroom instruction |
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Reservists accepted TV instruction, more than half preferring it to conventional classroom instruction |
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1951 |
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