ITV in American Samoa--After Nine Years.

Autor/in	Schramm, Wilbur
Institution	Stanford Univ., CA. Inst. for Communication Research.
Titel	ITV in American Samoa--After Nine Years.
Quelle	(1973), (63 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement; Comparative Analysis; Costs; Developing Nations; Educational Media; Educational Television; Expenditure per Student; Language Proficiency; Research Projects; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Technological Advancement; American Samoa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Performance; Leistung; Cost; Kosten; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Forschungsvorhaben; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung
Abstract	This is the first report on the instructional television (ITV) project in American Samoa in which it has been possible to base conclusions on any considerable amount of hard data. There is insufficient evidence to make conclusive comparisons of academic levels in 1964, the start of the project, with those today. However, experimental evidence shows that the longer pupils in any given grade had been exposed to television, the better their English performance. This is important as English is the language of instruction. Because they are in English and do not fit the Samoan curriculum or culture, mainland standardized tests are inadequate to measure Samoans' performance. Attitudes toward instruction by television decline sharply in the upper grades and high school, and between elementary and high school teachers. It is possible that after teaching standards rise (in part because of ITV itself), students and teachers become impatient with the mass and central control of the broadcasts. The annual cost of ITV is about $157 per pupil, plus or minus 15%, including capital equipment and interest. After nine years, the chief administration of the project is in the hands of Samoans, from the director of education down through teachers. (JK)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC