Abstract
M.Ed. (Education)
This study of the design of support material for
educational television programmes has been undertaken
for the following reasons:
in order to realize educational television's full
potential it must be supplemented with support
material;
several types of support material had to be
identified;
problems regarding the design of support material
had to be identified.
A literature study concerning learning and the learner
was undertaken. It was concluded that the adult
learner may choose whether he is going to enter the
learning situation or not. If he feels threatened by
or dissatisfied with the learning situation he can
leave and seek a learning situation that suits his
needs. The adult learner also undergoes different
stages of adulthood and this determines his
specific learning needs.
A literature study of specific institutions and
projects that utilize support material as well as
specific types of support material was done. The
following conclusion was drawn that the majority of
projects or institutions make use of television,
textbooks and/or study guides. A variety of other
media may be used to support the above...