The possibilities of the electronic computer as an instructional tool had been almost completely ignored in Title VII research.¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? At the time of writing, the instructional possibilities of the electronic computer had as yet been almost completely ignored in the Title VII grant program. → William H. Allen 1961

Evidence¶

William H. Allen 1961¶

William H. Allen, Editor. (1961). The Meaning of Title VII. AVCR. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02713404

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Editorial judgment, offered as a third uncovered area beyond the two named gaps: the computer's instructional possibilities, in the editor's words, "have as yet been almost com- pletely ignored" by the program.

"Also worth considering is the fact that the possibilities of what may well be the most important instructional tool of all the electronic computer--have as yet been almost com- pletely ignored"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Almost half of the approved Title VII grants compare the instructional effectiveness of various media with conventional approaches to instruction. — related
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• Title VII stimulated researchers to concentrate on relationships of educational media to instruction, broadening the Ford Foundation's earlier focus on educational television to a wider array of media applications. — related