Abstract
This research involved an experimental comparison between conventional and experimental methods of teaching selected basic electronic units. The purpose was to determine the effectiveness of an experimental method for teaching basic electronic fundamentals. The conventional method included lecture, demonstration, and discussion. The experimental method was comprised of the conventional method supplemented with eight-millimeter, single-concept films. A jury of nine college and university teachers of electronics selected five basic units for presentations. The selected units included the effects of resistance, capacitance, measuring instruments, amplification, and rectification. Eight films were developed for this experiment. Seven different measuring instruments were used in this investigation. The pre-test included seventy-five multiple choice items. This test was used as a post-test six weeks after the final unit was administered. Each unit test was compromised of twenty multiple choice items. Objective test items eliminated subjectivity in scoring. One college and two university teachers were involved in this investigation. Each teacher taught an experimental group and a control group. Two participating teachers possessed the Doctor of Education degree and one teacher held the Master of Education degree. The teaching experience varied. One teacher had eleven years of college and university teaching experience, one five years, and another three years....
Dennison, Bobby (1970). The effectiveness of eight millimeter film for teaching selected electronic fundamentals. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -177191.