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Show TV Boon to Education? Everyone Can't Decide | On Merits After Polling Sa V1, 7, NING The “‘jury’ is still out in the —31.5 per cent think students will do more, 38.1 per cent think they will do about the same, 25.4) will do less ‘per cent think they y o with 4.8 per cent undecided. —5.2. per cent think educational television will cause students to watch television at home more, 65.2 per cent see no change, 21.9 think | it will be less with 31 per cent undecided. WILL BE WORSE '—47.3 per cent think educational | television will improve student preparation, 22.3 per cent think: case of the Weber High Scho ol closed circuit television system. A survey indicates that, we Wele less than half. of the parents of Weber students fully approve the system, a large number — 33.6 per cent — have not made up their minds about the new teaching aid. A report of the survey taken during the parent-teacher conferences at the end of the first nine weeks of school was given the Weber Board of Education at its last nieeting. ineie will be no change, 14 per cent. Of the 227 parents replying to a think it will be worse and’ 15.8 questionnaire 49 per cent approved per cent were undecided. | of the television instruction, 16.6 —29.3 per cent consider education per cent disapproved and 33.6 per more expensive by television, 18.8 cent were undecided. per cent about the same, 22.5 per! The parents. were asked 12 ques- cent think it less expensive with tions designed to get their reaction 27.1. per cent undecided. to the value and effectivenss of the —65.2 per cent think ielerielon closed circuit system through will increase student capacity of which students are receiving in- the buildings, 22.3 per cent think) struction this year in English, life it will be about the same, 2.1 per science and social studies. | cent think it will decrease the numThe survey indicated general par- ber of students a buiding can ac-| ent approval of educational tele- commodate with 9.6 per cent unvision although not by overwhelm- decided. ing majorities. —3.5 per cent think educational’ LEARN MORE television will require more teach: ers, 40.7 per cent think it will reThe survey indicated: quire about the same number, 46.4. —31.9 per cent of the parents. think it will require less with 9.1| think students will learn more, 26.2 per cent undecided. | per cent think they will learn —54.3. per cent think teachers about the same, 30.6 mer cent think will be more effective, 18.8 per cent | they will will learn less, with 10.5 see little difference, 10.9 per cent | per cent undecided. —31.5 per cent say students will think teacher effectiveness will be) study harder, 40.6 per cent believe decreased with 15.8 per cent unde- | there will be no change, 24 per! cided. ~ cent think they will study less with 9.1 per cent undecided. —48.6 per cent think teacher| skills: will be used more effective- | ly, 14.4 per cent feel there will be! no change, 22.5 per cent think teacher effectiveness will be re-| duced. with 12.2 per cent undecided. —45.1 per cent think students. will assume greater responsibility for their own learning, 31 per cent. see no change, 18.3 per cent think it will be less with B.2 undecided. |