Using television in army training is feasible, according to the summarized research¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · design r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1953 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The over-all finding of the summarized army training research is that using TV in training is feasible. → Sherburne 1953

Evidence¶

Sherburne 1953¶

Sherburne, E. G., Jr. (1953). Research Abstracts 77. https://eric.ed.gov

q2 · i? · design · r?

The abstracts page reports the over-all result of research on television in army training, stating that "using TV in army training is feasible". No effect sizes or sample details are printed in the abstract.

"Results: The over-all finding is that using TV in army training is feasible."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Television instruction was remembered at least as well as regular instruction after one month — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Kinescope recordings of television instruction were equally effective as regular instruction — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Live television and television recordings were superior to local instructors in teaching Naval Air Reservists. — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Live television and television recordings were about equal in their instructional effectiveness. — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Reservists accepted TV instruction, more than half preferring it to conventional classroom instruction — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Ten Army installations use television for teaching, with five more scheduled within the next year — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• A controlled comparative study of color versus monochrome television for teaching is nearing completion, with results not yet reported — related