Two gaps remain in Title VII research coverage: multi-media total learning systems, and the administration and organization of education systems for optimum use of instructional media.¶

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q1 i? The grant program under-supports projects applying total learning systems that combine a variety of media according to their unique instructional characteristics and for specific learning objectives. → William H. Allen 1961 q1 i? Study is also needed of factors relating to the administration and organization of education systems designed for the optimum use of all instructional media. → William H. Allen 1961 (2)

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 identification of the first of "two significant gaps in the research coverage of the grant program": integrated multi-media "total learning systems" matched to specific learning objectives.

"First, there is need for greater emphasis on the support of projects that investigate the application of total learning systems utilizing a variety of media combined in accordance with their unique instructional characteristics and for specific learning objectives."

William H. Allen 1961 (2)¶

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

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Editorial identification of the second gap: research on administration and organization factors for education systems designed for optimum use of all instructional media.

"Second, some study is needed of factors relating to the administration and organization of education systems designed for the optimum use of all instructional media."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The possibilities of the electronic computer as an instructional tool had been almost completely ignored in Title VII research. — related
• Almost half of the approved Title VII grants compare the instructional effectiveness of various media with conventional approaches to instruction. — related
• About one-third of Title VII grants have been made for the study of televised teaching. — related
• 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
• An increase in the study of self-instructional approaches and their production variables is a promising recent trend in Title VII research.