Results of tests following the showing of the film “Police Reporter” at Ohio State University indicate that the movie was more effective for instruction than was a lecture covering the same material. The film was made by Ohio State's School of Journalism, Graduate School, and Photography Department.
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ElliottGodfrey, Film and Education. New York: Philosophical Library, 1948. Presents an extensive review of these studies.
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A film committee: PaulH. Wagner, chairman; HaroldR. Jolliffe and MannyN. Schor. Jolliffe and Schor served as technical advisors in the production of the film but left the department before the completion of the project to take positions elsewhere.
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Of the 61 requests, 29 were from schools or departments of journalism.
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The split-half method of estimating reliability of a test comprises scoring the papers twice, once on odd-numbered items and once on even-numbered items. The two sets of scores are then correlated.
