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Pace and Continuity of Television Programs: Effects on Children's Attention and Comprehension.

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Wright, John C; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984

Measures children's attention to television programs varying in pace and continuity and assesses recall of the temporal sequence of program events. Attention and comprehension covaried more in animated than in live shows. Age, continuity, and pace effects on recall were not fully accounted for by their effects on attention. (Author/AS)

Descriptors: Attention Span, Childrens Television, Elementary Education, Kindergarten Children

Temperament and Elementary School Children's Actual and Rated Academic Performance: A Test of a "Goodness-of-Fit" Model.

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Lerner, Jacqueline V.; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1985

Studies fourth grade students to test a goodness-of-fit model of temperament. Children responded to the Dimensions of Temperament Survey (DOTS). Teachers specified demands/expectations for their students for each of the DOTS attributes and rated students' academic ability and adjustment. Objective measures of academic achievement were also…

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Attention Span