The power of Film, Video and TV in the classroom
The film , video and tv are indeed very powerful instructional tools. When they are used appropriately and moderately, they can make the teaching -learning process more concrete, lively, colorful and interactive. It contributes to a more lasting learning because of its visual, audio and motion effects. This effects make learning fun. However, misuse and abuse of their used in the classroom and even at home has far reaching the damaging effects in the development of children imaginative and thinking powers and sensitivity to human life. The most significantly cited weakness of the tv is the effect of tv violence of peoples' aggressive behavior. The effect of tv depends on how it is used. Film, video and tv provide us with sound and sights not easily available even to the viewer of real event through long shots, close ups, zoom shots, magnification and split screen made possible by the tv camera. Excessive tv viewing works against the development of the child's ability to visualize and to be creative and imaginative, skills that are neeeded in problem solving.
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