Live television and television recordings were superior to local instructors in teaching Naval Air Reservists.¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 1953 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Instruction by live TV and TV recordings produced better learning outcomes than conventional local classroom instruction for Naval Air Reservists. → Fordham University 1953

Evidence¶

Fordham University 1953¶

Fordham University. (1953). Training by Television: the Comparative Effectiveness of Instruction by Television, Television Recordings, and Conventional Classroom Procedures. Special Devices Center, Port Washington, L. I., New York. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED000002

q2 · i? · causal · r1

The study compared comparable groups of Naval Air Reservists taught a series of training lessons by live television, kinescope recordings, or conventional classroom instruction, with effectiveness evaluated by information tests and trainee comments. The abstract reports "Instruction by live TV and TV recording were superior to local instructors."

"Instruction by live TV and TV recording were superior to local instructors. Live TV and TV recordings were about equal in their effectiveness."

Discussion¶

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