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Perception: Its importance in educational television

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Since studies on physiology have been extremely important in the field of reading, the potential importance of similar studies in instructional television cannot be overlooked. Overcrowded schools, the teacher shortage, and the rising cost of education make it imperative that schools consider every new device available to give children a better education. However, these devices must not be accepted at face value with no consideration of their possible improvement or potential. Educators must begin striving for improvement of these devices. A good beginning would be in the area of the physiology of television viewing.

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  1. Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, USA

    Willavene Wolf Dr. (Assistant Professor of the Bureau of Educational Research and Service)

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Note: ThisAVCR supplement also includes papers by Abraham S. Luchins, Howard H. Kendler, Robert Glaser, Frederick J. McDonald, and James Deese, who wrote the summary and called the issue “a mine of possible applications” for audiovisual specialists. Since its publication, the demand for additional copies has been brisk. A limited supply is still available at $1.50 per single copy from the Publications Sales Division, National Education Association, 1201 Sixteenth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. The discount for more than ten copies is 20 percent; for two to ten copies, the discount is 10 percent.

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Wolf, W. Perception: Its importance in educational television. AVCR 10, 140–143 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02768589

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