The National Program identified major implementation problems: inadequate facilities, finding good television teachers, training teachers for large classes, integration of the telecast, and scheduling¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Despite favorable comparisons, the program reported major problems including inadequate facilities, finding good television teachers, training teachers in handling large classes, integration of the telecast, and scheduling. → Twyford 1959

Evidence¶

Twyford 1959¶

Twyford, L., abstractor. (1959). ABSTRACTS: The National Program in the Use of Television in the Public Schools. A Report on the First Year 1957-58; Coordinate Index and Abstracts of Training Device Literature. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02713419

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The abstract's own enumeration of implementation difficulties encountered in the first year of the national television experiment, listed alongside its favorable achievement and savings results.

"However, there were major problems involved, among which are inadequate facilities, finding good television teachers, training teachers in handling large classes, inte- gration of the telecast, and scheduling."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• In the 1957-58 national television-in-schools experiment, more control-versus-experimental comparisons favored television than favored control classes — related
• School systems in the National Program reported substantial savings from television instruction, including a Dade County estimate of $250,000 from cutting teacher employment by 60 — related
• Almost 90 percent of comparisons between television and conventional instruction showed no substantial differences in achievement or information gain — related