The Specification of Film-Attributes for Psychological and Educational Research Purposes. Research Memorandum. [Report No.: SU-SCRDT-RM-27

Autor/inn/en	Salomon, Gavriel; Snow, Richard E.
Institution	Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching.
Titel	The Specification of Film-Attributes for Psychological and Educational Research Purposes. Research Memorandum. [Report No.: SU-SCRDT-RM-27
Quelle	(1968), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Audiovisual Communications; Behavioral Science Research; Educational Research; Films; Information Theory; Learning Processes; Media Research; Psycholinguistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Film; Informationstheorie; Learning process; Lernprozess; Medienforschung; Psycholinguistik
Abstract	The definition of film attributes must bridge the gap between technical descriptions of the attributes (e.g., the arrangement of the visual material) and expected psychological effects of the attributes. Interaction effects between learner traits, learning objectives, and a film's attributes should be expected, since each attribute contributes to a different aspect of the film's message, thus creating an effect unique to that particular film. Attributes should be specified first in technical, or "structural," terms and then in functional terms. Functional terms limit the number of attributes to those expected to have psychological effects on the viewer and specify the task to be performed in response tothe film. There are two approaches to functional descriptions, one through information theory and one through psycholinguistics, and both are supported by research. However, the psycholinguistic approach assumes that different films share a commo language structure. This approach is logical in nature nd deals with the kinds of informat on presented, whereas the information theory approach is empirical in nature and deals mainly with the quantity of informat on presented. (LH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01