The Effect of Teaching Beginning College Mathematics by Television

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The purposes of this study were (1) to compare the achievement levels of students enrolled in a beginning college mathematics course when taught by (a) closed-circuit television followed by student-assisted study periods, (b) closed circuit television followed by access to videotape replay with no supervised study periods, (c) closed-circuit television followed by unsupervised study and discussion, and (d) regular lecture-recitation methods conducted by the television instructor, and (2) to ascertain the students' attitudes toward their instructor, course, and method of instruction.

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Backens, Vern W. (Vern William) August 1970.

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The purposes of this study were (1) to compare the achievement levels of students enrolled in a beginning college mathematics course when taught by (a) closed-circuit television followed by student-assisted study periods, (b) closed circuit television followed by access to videotape replay with no supervised study periods, (c) closed-circuit television followed by unsupervised study and discussion, and (d) regular lecture-recitation methods conducted by the television instructor, and (2) to ascertain the students' attitudes toward their instructor, course, and method of instruction.

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Backens, Vern W. (Vern William). The Effect of Teaching Beginning College Mathematics by Television, dissertation, August 1970; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc164423/: accessed March 15, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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