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

Wright, John C; And Others

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Publication Date: 1984

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

Wright, John C; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v20 n4 p653-66 Jul 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, Listening Comprehension, Pacing, Programing (Broadcast), Recall (Psychology), Sequential Learning, Television Research, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners; Parents

Language: English

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