This article summarizes a study of classroom television use. It describes the study methodology as "eclectic, drawing on traditions of action research ... ethnography ... history ... and constructivism..." (Ellipses in quote represent omitted citations.) The article is not particularly well organized. The author quotes extensively from the findings of earlier research studies, but does not alwa...

according to reports about 30-thousand people spent watching television had the impact on their memory and recall that the results showed no differences between men and women. the people who watched less than an hour a day did better at every memory function. as these contributors watched negative political ads, physiological responses indicated that their body was reflexively preparing to move...

background and purpose: to create a positive attitude towards communication skills training, experimental methods are preferred over theoretical approaches since they encourage the practical use of these skills among different health staff. this study aimed to compare the effects of role play and video feedback on the attitude and knowledge of midwives towards communication training skills. met...

the purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of two methods of self-modeling and video demonstration of an expert on the acquisition and retention of volleyball serve skill. participants were 30 students (aged between 12 and 14) who were assigned into two homogeneous groups after the pretest. the self-modeling group (n = 15) watched their performances in the criterion task via a ...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, paper cases are used as 'triggers' to stimulate learning in problem-based learning (PBL). However, video may be a better medium because it preserves the original language, encourages the active extraction of information, avoids depersonalization of patients and allows direct observation of clinical consultations. In short, it exposes the students to the complexity of a...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the viewing of a video depicting the successful struggles of homeless persons with mental illness in finding and maintaining housing can have a positive impact on attitudes toward homeless persons with mental illness. METHOD Five hundred and seventy-five high school students attending a brief educational session on mental illness participated in 1 of 3 compariso...

BACKGROUND Information technology is finding an increasing role in the training of medical students. We compared information recall and student experience and preference after live lectures and video podcasts in undergraduate medical education. METHODS We performed a crossover randomised controlled trial. 100 students were randomised to live lecture or video podcast for one clinical topic. Li...

ad hoc networks are multi-hop wireless networks without a pre-installed infrastructure. such networks are widely used in military applications and in emergency situations as they permit the establishment of a communication network at very short notice with a very low cost. video is very sensitive for packet loss and wireless ad-hoc networks are error prone due to node mobility and weak links. h...