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2.2 Sejarah Audio-Visual
Menurut Microsoft Encarta (2007) sejarah audio-visual, yaitu
“Audiovisual education emerged as a discipline in the 1920s, when
film
technology
was
developing
rapidly.
A visual
instruction
movement
arose,
which encouraged the
use
of
visual
materials
to
make abstract ideas more concrete to students. As sound technology
improved, the movement became known as audiovisual
instruction.Educators at that time viewed
audiovisuals
only
as
aids
to
teachers.
Not
until
World
War
II, when
the
armed
services
used
audiovisual materials to train large numbers of persons in short
periods of time, did the potential of these devices as primary
sources
of
instruction
become
apparent.in the 1950s and '60s,
developments
in
communications
theory
and
systems
concepts
led
to
studies of
the educational
process,
its
elements,
and
their
interrelationships. Among these elements are the teacher, the
teaching methods, the information conveyed, the materials used, the
student, and the student's responses. As a result of these studies, the
field of audiovisuals shifted its emphasis from devices and materials
to the examination of the teaching-learning process. The field was
now known as audiovisual communications and educational
technology, and audiovisual materials were viewed as an integral
part of the educational system.”
Artinya
yaitu
“pembelajaran
audio-visual
muncul
sebagai
suatu
bidang
di
tahun
1920-an, pada saat teknologi film berkembang pesat. Sebuah pergerakan pengajaran
visual berkembang, yang mendukung penggunaan materi visual untuk menampilkan ide
abstrak menjadi lebih kongkret kepada
mahasiswa. Dengan berkembangnya teknologi
suara, pergerakan tersebut menjadi dikenal sebagai pengajaran audio-visual. Para
pengajar
pada
waktu
itu
melihat audio-visual
hanya
sebagai alat
bantu
bagi
pengajar.
Sampai akhirnya pada perang dunia kedua, pada saat militer
menggunakan
materi audio-
visual untuk melatih sejumlah besar orang
pada waktu singkat, potensi peralatan ini
sebagai sumber utama pengajaran menjadi jelas. Pada tahun 1950-an dan 1960-an,
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