Learning by doing - The influence of students' experience in community television production on personality variables

The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of students'
experience in community television production, i.e. "learning by doing", on their
self-image. The research population included 157 subjects who underwent a set of
tests for evaluating their self-image (personal, moral and social) and motivation. All
the subjects took part in the production of a film and experienced the production
roles according to their personal choice (director, editor, photographer, actor). At the
end of the learning process and the production of the film the subjects took the same
set of tests again in order to determine the change that took place following the
process. Sixty-one subjects also participated in an interview that examined their
attitudes and feelings towards the process they had undergone. The results indicate
that students who experienced learning via community television production roles
improved their personal, moral, social and self-image. An open experience system
can thus create a common framework in which each person contributes towards a
completed product, and can help develop the student's self-image and motivation