Rotation-design comparison of sound motion pictures and silent filmstrips in fifth-grade social studies¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 causal),q3· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
An experiment in which "The experimental population of 422 fifth-grade pupils from nine elementary schools of Rochester, New York, was set up in six divisions according to a rotation design." Divisions were equated on IQ, mental age, and initial test scores, and the rotation involved four sound motion pictures and four silent filmstrips, with participation consisting of reading verbal material aloud and answering script questions.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Divisions equated on IQ, mental age, and initial test scores
Constraints¶
- Scope limited to fifth-grade social studies in Rochester, New York elementary schools
Target Learners¶
- Fifth-grade pupils
Learning Goals¶
- Informational and conceptual learning in social studies
Claims¶
- Silent filmstrips produced significantly higher mean gains than sound motion pictures, so sound and motion were not essential for maximum learning. [+W]
- Pupils of all intelligence levels learned from filmstrips and sound motion pictures, with higher-intelligence pupils achieving correspondingly higher scores. [+W]
- Both sound motion pictures and silent filmstrips contributed to increased learning of fifth-grade social studies. [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Slattery, Sister M. Jamesetta. (1953). An Appraisal of the Effectiveness of Selected Instructional Sound Motion Pictures and Silent Filmstrips in Elementary School Instruction. The Catholic University of America Press. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED073727
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Rotation-design comparison of sound motion pictures and silent filmstrips in fifth-grade social studies |
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An experiment in which "The experimental population of 422 fifth-grade pupils from nine elementary schools of Rochester, New York, was set up in six divisions according to a rotation design." Divisions were equated on... |
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