Television instruction was remembered at least as well as regular instruction after one month¶

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? Retention measured after one month showed television instruction was remembered at least as well as 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?

Retention comparison from the same Army basic training evaluation, which administered achievement tests immediately and after one month to trainees taught by television and by regular instruction. The report states television instruction "was remembered at least as well as regular instruction".

"(2) television instruction was remembered at least as well as regular instruction; and (3) television in- struction was more effective for lower-aptitude groups."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Kinescope recordings of television instruction were equally effective as regular instruction — related
• Television instruction was at least as effective as regular instruction in Army basic training — related
• Television instruction was more effective for lower-aptitude trainees — related
• Kinescope review combined with regular training produced greater learning than regular training alone, especially for low-aptitude trainees — related
• One month after learning, retention rank remains roughly stable: students maintain immediate-reproduction rank at least three out of four times — related
• College students taught by television compared favorably with those receiving regular instruction, with attitudes differing only for the on-campus television group — a broader claim this one bears on
• 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