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Learning style
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TV is being a dynamic communication
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TV promote interaction between learner content and learner- machine through watching and taking notes. However, it doesn’t promote interaction between (S-
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student can watch the TV individualy and receive information.
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TV has the major advantage that it can reach large number of listener, speared over a large geographical area
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TV is more effective medium than Radio for spreading education, because the
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The learners can learn from print materials individualy or with
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It is provided for the learners any time, any place without any diffeculties. print materials can be used in any setting without the need for sophisticated presentation equipment
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Print materials are passive and self- directed. Even with print materials incorporating feedback
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Print is largely a one- way communication medium The interaction is occured between the learner and the content through the process of summarizing, highlightting, reading and taking
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Total Networks & the Internet Audio-graphic Audio-conferencing discription Print and Post Telephone and fax Video-cassettes Computers & CD-ROMs Audio-cassettes discription Television Interactive radio Radio Feature 0