Almost half of the approved Title VII grants compare the instructional effectiveness of various media with conventional approaches to instruction.¶

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Subclaims¶

q1 i? In the Title VII grant program, almost half of the approved grants compared the instructional effectiveness of the various media with conventional approaches to instruction. → 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 assessment of the Title VII grant program's portfolio. The editor states it is "not surprising to find almost half of the approved grants" making media-versus-conventional comparisons; no grant count or tabulation is printed.

"So it is not surprising to find almost half of the approved grants comparing the instructional effectiveness of the various media with conventional approaches to instruction."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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