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Peer reviewedPeterson, Polly; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Investigates the effects of pronutrition television programing on kindergarteners' nutritional knowledge, food preferences, and eating habits. Children were exposed to ten 20-minute videotapes over a period of 10 class days. Results suggest that children learned the nutrition concepts presented but failed to change food preference or consumption.…
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Knowledge Level, Nutrition Instruction, Primary Education
Peer reviewedLeshner, Glenn; McKean, Michael L. – Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 1997
Uses survey data from a 1994 United States Senate campaign in Missouri to show that using TV news for political and government information is positively associated with knowledge about candidates and not associated with cynicism toward politicians. Notes that results run counter to the popular notion that television news causes declines in…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Knowledge Level, Mass Media Effects, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewedFortner, Rosanne W.; Lyon, Anne E. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1985
Investigated the role of television as a medium for communicating environmental information to the general public by determining the influence of a Cousteau documentary on viewer knowledge and attitudes and to assess changes in those characteristics over time. Survey form used is included in an appendix. (ML)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Documentaries
DeRosa, Bill – Humane Education, 1984
Presents findings of a study (by Rosanne Fortner) which determined: (1) the impact of a Jacques Cousteau television documentary on ninth-grade students' knowledge and attitudes; (2) whether the same information presented by a classroom teacher would have a similar impact; and (3) if knowledge/attitude changes are retained for two weeks. (JN)
Descriptors: Animals, Grade 9, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedHollander, Barry A. – Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 1995
Reveals that attention to MTV and late-night programs is either unrelated to or negatively impacts campaign knowledge, while attention to talk shows is positively related to knowledge. Shows that, while respondents perceive themselves as being informed by talk shows, for the less educated, such attention is unrelated to campaign knowledge. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
Peer reviewedCulbertson, Hugh M.; Guido, H. Stempel, III – Communication Research: An International Quarterly, 1986
Concluded that (1) reliance on television news correlated negatively with knowledge of issues; (2) reliance on newspapers did not correlate at all; (3) focused television news correlated more highly with knowledge of issues than did general television news use; and (4) for newspapers, both focused and general use had strong correlations with…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Information Dissemination, Knowledge Level, Mass Media Effects
Peer reviewedMaxon, Antonia Brancia; Welch, Alicia J. – Volta Review, 1992
This study of 26 children (ages 8-12) with hearing impairment found that the degree of hearing loss and spoken language competence independently affected the ability to understand the information presented on commercial and educational television programs. Language skills were a stronger predictor of comprehension than the degree of hearing loss.…
Descriptors: Children, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments
