Television Formats, Mastery of Mental Skills, and the Acquisition of Knowledge.

Salomon, Gavriel; Cohen, Akiba A.

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ERIC Number: EJ182450

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Publication Date: 1977

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Television Formats, Mastery of Mental Skills, and the Acquisition of Knowledge

Salomon, Gavriel; Cohen, Akiba A.

Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 5, 612-9, Oct 77

Four TV film versions of the same story were shown to fifth graders; the presentation format of each film varied. Different patterns resulted between initial mental skills and knowledge acquired from each format, depending upon whether the format called upon or supplanted the skill. (Author/GDC)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Content Analysis, Educational Television, Films, Intelligence, Intermediate Grades, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes, Visual Stimuli

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