Television instruction was more effective for lower-aptitude trainees¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1955 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In the Army basic training comparisons, television instruction was more effective for lower-aptitude groups than for high-aptitude groups relative to regular instruction. → 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

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Aptitude-by-medium comparison in the Army basic training evaluation; experimental data were analyzed for high- and low-aptitude trainees on immediate learning and retention effects. The report states television instruction "was more effective for lower-aptitude groups".

"and (3) television in- struction was more effective for lower-aptitude groups."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• General Cognitive Ability — moderator: an instructional effect differs with it

Related Claims¶

• Kinescope review combined with regular training produced greater learning than regular training alone, especially for low-aptitude trainees — related
• Television instruction was at least as effective as regular instruction in Army basic training — related
• Television instruction was remembered at least as well as regular instruction after one month — related
• Using television in army training is feasible, according to the summarized research — a broader claim this one bears on
• A controlled comparative study of color versus monochrome television for teaching is nearing completion, with results not yet reported — related
• Ten Army installations use television for teaching, with five more scheduled within the next year — related