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Download full textMielke, Keith W. – 1972
Most devices designed to monitor the part of a visual display on which a subject's eyes are focused are cumbersome and expensive. It is proposed that areas of the display screen designated by the production unit as important to some decision be isolated on one television monitor and the remaining area of the screen be isolated on a second monitor.…
Descriptors: Attention, Eye Movements, Measurement Instruments, Media Research
Lohr, Paul, Ed.; Meyer, Manfred, Ed. – 1999
This book is a collection of selected articles (published in the 1990s) from "TelevIZIon," a specialized journal of the "Internationales Zentralinstitut fur das Jugend--und Bildungsfernsehen," that take up problems relating to media research and present national and international developments in the field of children's and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
O'Bryan, Kenneth G. – 1975
Though previous research has attempted to correlate television viewing with educational outcomes, little research has been done to establish the links between modes of presentation, individual styles of learning, and achievement. Eye movements, for instance, are markedly responsive to differences in presentation, especially to such factors as the…
Descriptors: Attention, Cues, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education
Wartella, Ellen, Ed. – 1979
Investigations of the growth of children's communicative behavior and ability, in terms of their interactions with media and their communication with other people, are described in this book. The first chapter presents an overview of the studies, explains the developmental perspective that characterizes them, and identifies some issues fundamental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Comstock, George; Fisher, Marilyn – 1975
A broad search of the scientifically relevant literature on television and human behavior began in the fall of 1973 and extended over a year; the search concentrated on the literature since 1960, although it attempted to include all significant earlier works. In addition, special emphasis was placed on obtaining very recent, hard to locate, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Human Development
Mielke, Keith W. – 1973
A fundamental distinction is made between basic research which seeks out new, generalizable knowledge, and administrative research which provides information useful to decision makers who have a task to perform. Attention is then given to four types of administrative research: background research, formative research, summative research, and policy…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Communications, Decision Making, Educational Television
von Feilitzen, Cecilia, Ed.; Carlsson, Ulla, Ed. – 1999
This yearbook compiles research findings on children and youth and media violence from the perspective of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The thematic focus of this yearbook is on what is being done to combat gratuitous media violence. It presents information on media education and children's media participation. Section…
Descriptors: Advertising, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Rights
Baron, L.; O'Bryan, Kenneth G. – 1974
Much early research regarded television as a static medium, and it ignored the process of the information delivery and its match with the cognitive style of the viewer. Information processing should be looked at from the dual perspective of eye movement research and the degree of locus control. To uncover the interrelationships of efficient eye…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Media, Educational Research, Educational Television
Carlsson, Ulla, Ed.; von Feilitzen, Cecilia, Ed. – 1998
This yearbook compiles information on research findings on children and youth and media violence, as seen from the perspective of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child. The thematic focus of the yearbook is on the influence of children's exposure to media violence. Section 1 of the yearbook, "Children and Media on the…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Rights, Childrens Television
MacBeth, Tannis M., Ed. – 1996
Research indicates that children are especially vulnerable to the effects of television viewing. Taking a psychological, social-science perspective, this book explores how television viewing affects children. Chapter 1, "Introduction," (MacBeth) discusses the issues involved, how researchers go about studying media effects, whether television…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression
Chu, Godwin C.; Schramm, Wilbur – 1975
This broad survey of research on instructional television examines a variety of aspects relating to its effectiveness in the classroom. An introductory essay identifies significant trends that have emerged since the original publication of this report. Chapter one reviews the generalized effects of TV on pupil learning, including variations in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Audiovisual Aids, Color, Cost Effectiveness
Brown, James W., Ed. – 1975
Intended for use by media specialists at all levels, this volume joins two preceding editions in reviewing the current status of educational media, instructional technology, librarianship, information science, and telecommunication. First is a collection of essays which address the following topics: 1) perspectives on educational media; 2) major…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Business Administration, Clearinghouses, Communications
