This Field Study centered on the preparation, presentation and evaluation
of an introductory course in educational media for first year teacher
education students.
The introduction provides the rationale (theoretical and practical) for
such a course and outlines the nature and purpose of the project. The
approach used is clarified and justified.
Basically the approach is on formal, traditional lines with regard to
curriculum development; but the intention is to provide the first detailed
written account of such proceedings in the educational media field.
Necessary terms (educational media, multi-media, older and newer media) are
defined and general aims and objectives are developed taking into account the
usual constraints as well as the results of classroom surveys, consultations
and case studies.
Appropriate reviews of literature and previous research which are relevant
to the topic are dealt with under the following headings: the need for the
course; the operation of equipment; selection and production of materials;
application to the classroom; the place of media in the curriculum; theory,
background and attitudes.
The plan follows systematic lines along the model provided in Teaching and
Media. A Systematic Approach, (Gerlach and Ely: 1971:7). This involves
providing the detailed objectives, specifying content, assessing time and
space, selecting resources, evaluating performance and finally analysing
feedback.
Experiments conducted fall into three categories. Firstly, students were
evaluated by means of a multi-media kit of materials, ability to operate
equipment and a multi-choice test. Secondly, the course itself was evaluated
by means of a questionnaire given to the students. This questionnaire was
subsequently rewritten to eliminate the predictability of some of the
responses.
The third experiment involved two classroom surveys on media use (details
included in the introduction). These provided useful evidence in connection
with the project.
Findings and recommendations for better practice are provided under
the following headings:
General
Objectives of Course and Content of the Course
Strategy
Time for Course
Resources
Evaluation
Location of Course
Staff Education.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219485 |
| Date | January 1978 |
| Creators | Yarrow, C. A., n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Teacher Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright C. A. Yarrow |
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