This study evaluated the effectiveness of educational television programs for distance learners. A survey was conducted of 250 distance learners enrolled in Allama Iqbal Open University in Pakistan, with 193 responding. The results found that while most distance learners were aware of the educational TV programs, only 58% found them interesting and 58% were not satisfied with the teaching techniques. Many respondents reported that they did not receive the TV schedule or could not watch due to technical faults. The conclusion was that educational TV programs can be effective for distance learners if they are well-informed of the broadcast schedule in advance.

1. Evaluation of Educational Television Programs
for Distance Learning
Presenter :
Gen Yen Wu
Instructor :
Dr. Teresa Hsu
Oct 22,2012
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2. Content
Introduction
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Literature review
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Methodology
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Result & conclusion
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Reflection
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3. Citation
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4. Citation
Akhter,N. (2011). Evaluation of educational
television programs for distance learning. The
Turkish Online Journal of Educational
Technology,(10)4,188-194.
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5. Some Abbreviations
ETV = Educational Television
AIOU = Allama Iqbal Open University
ODL = Open and Distance Learning
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6. Introduction
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7. Purpose
This study aims to evaluate television programs to find
out the effectiveness of these programs for distance
learners. It also give suggestions for the improvement
of ETV programs of AIOU.
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8. Introduction
Introduction
Many distance learners are working people who cannot
leave their jobs and places for contacting teachers in
institutions on regular basis.
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9. Literature
review
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10. Literature review
“education is a system that is not bound to age, place,
cast and any other differentiation that is related to
social structure and social classes”.
( Jajja, 2007)
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11. Literature review
Distance education as “a process to create and
provide access to learning when the source of
information and the learners are separated by
time and distance.”
( Honeyman & Miller
1993) 11

12. Literature review
Television play role to deliver lessons to
distance learners who has no regular
interaction with a formal teacher in preparation
of assessment”.
(Chute, Thompson , Hancock, 2009 )
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13. Literature review
ETV is capable of creating interest and motivation
in both children and adults .
(Mohanty, 1986)
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14. Literature review
A variety of media such as radio, television,
computer and Internet etc are being used as a
part of learning material by many ODL
institutions.
(Kulandai,
2002). 14

15. Methodology
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16. Research Question
1 Are ETV programs effective for distance
learners?
What are views if distance learners about
2 the effectiveness of ETV programs of AIOU,
Pakistan?
What are problems of distance learners
3 related to getting benefits form ETV
Programs in learning process?
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17. Participants :
. Students Answered Overall
number Number response
rate
250 193 87 %
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18. Result
Effective
Resul
Attitude
t
Problems
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19. About affective for distances learners
aware
no-aware
92
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20. About the interest
they view that
programs are
interesting
58% no-interesting
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21. About the attitude
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receive the eTV
43 schedule but
not watched
58%
are not satisfied
with teaching
technique
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22. About the problems on ETV learning
they do not
receive the ETV
52 schedule
66%
cannot wactch
ETV programs
bacause of
teachnical faults
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23. Conclusion
This study has pointed out the positive attitude of
distance learners only to some extent toward ETV
programs. Best way to get benefit from ETV programs
for learners is to be pre-time well informed about
schedule of program.
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24. Conclusion
Eyes and ears are sense organs that are responsible for
important functions. Information that has been receive
through eyes and ears enables man to have certain thoughts ,
feelings and impressions.
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25. Reflection
Television is a useful and convenient
learning
media for some people who cannot attend
in
classroom learning .
There still has some locational and
technological limitation for specific
learners. 25

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