THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MASSED VERSUS SPACED FILM PRESENTATION (RAPID MASS LEARNING),
Abstract
Conclusions: When a typical hour-long series of instructional motion pictures is used as the sole teaching tool, students learn about the same amount from the series whether they are shown all the reels comprising the series in one long training session, or one reel at a time in several short training sessions. Increasing the length of the training session to one hour does not seem to result in a diminution of interest on the part of the learners. Furthermore, a learner's test performance is practically independent of his rated interest in the films. Long massed film sessions are about as effective in ensuring long-term (two-week) retention of the film content as short spaced sessions are. While previous knowledge of some parts of the film content results in higher test scores, the effects of previous knowledge or its lack are about the same whether the reels in a training films series are presented in one long, or in several short spaced, sessions. The general conclusion may be stated as follows: that a few hour-long film training sessions, like hour-long classes, result in learning about as efficient as that achieved by many short training sessions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1949
- Accession Number
- AD0640446
Entities
People
- Philip Ash
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University