Television instruction was at least as effective as regular instruction in Army basic training¶
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Evidence · 1 study · causalr1·q2
Currency · newest study 1955 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? Across 14 selected hours of basic training taught by the same instructors, television instruction was at least as effective as regular instruction on immediate achievement tests. → Kanner 1955
Evidence¶
Kanner 1955¶
Kanner, J. H., Runyon, R. P., & Desiderato, O. (1955). Television in Army Training: Evaluation of Television in Army Basic Training (Technical Report No. 14). Human Resources Research Office, The George Washington University. Read through Twyford's 1955 research abstract, doi:10.1007/bf02719927
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Controlled comparison within the Army basic training evaluation: 14 hours of instruction were given by television and by regular instruction with the same instructors, with achievement tests administered immediately and after one month. The report states "television instruc- tion was at least as effective as regular instruction".
"Experimental comparisons indicated that: (1) television instruc- tion was at least as effective as regular instruction; (2) television instruction was remembered at least as well as regular instruction;"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Television instruction was remembered at least as well as regular instruction after one month — related
- Television instruction was more effective for lower-aptitude trainees — related
- Kinescope recordings of television instruction were equally effective as regular instruction — related
- Live television and television recordings were superior to local instructors in teaching Naval Air Reservists. — related
- Live television and television recordings were about equal in their instructional effectiveness. — related
- Army reservists of all grades made statistically significant gains on information tests after viewing instructional telecasts — 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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Television instruction was at least as effective as regular instruction in Army basic training |
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Television instruction was at least as effective as regular instruction in Army basic training |
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1955 |
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