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Download full textAnderson, Daniel R. – 1985
The purpose of this review is to determine the scientific status of the proposition that viewing television in general or viewing "Sesame Street" in particular affects children's attentional skills, abilities, or behaviors. It has been frequently claimed that television viewing negatively affects children's attentional abilities. The…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Span, Literature Reviews, Mass Media Effects
Peer reviewedCollins, W. Andrew – Journal of Broadcasting, 1981
Reviews findings of recent television research and discusses two dominant issues: the nature and determinants of children's attention to television, and the amount and kind of content retained by different age groups. It is recommended that research on media effects incorporate age-related and individual difference factors. Nineteen references are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Span, Broadcast Television, Children
Anderson, Daniel R.; Collins, Patricia A. – 1988
It is widely believed that television viewing has a negative impact on school achievement. This belief is supported by negative statistical associations sometimes found between school achievement and amount of television viewing; that is, heavy TV viewers tend to show poorer achievement than light viewers. One possible explanation of this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Span, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
