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Peer reviewedSalomon, Gavriel – Journal of Communication, 1976
Cites evidence from an Israeli study which indicates that media effects on cognition interact with a child's initial level of skill mastery. (MH)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Peer reviewedHoltzman, Joseph M.; Akiyama, Hiroko – Gerontologist, 1985
Compares Japanese and American television programs most often watched by children and evaluates frequency and quality of portrayal of older characters. American television was found to portray older characters more frequently and more positively than Japanese television. (NRB)
Descriptors: Children, Content Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Education
Download full textZohoori, Ali R. – 1986
A study using a cross-sectional survey technique compared the uses of American television by 276 native American and 83 nonnative American children. Uses of American television were defined in terms of motivation for television viewing, preference for television programs, patterns of exposure to television, identification with television…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Characterization, Children, Comparative Analysis
Lasker, Harry – 1973
In 1972, a study was undertaken to test the reactions of media-inexperienced children in the Jamaican highlands to their first exposure to video-cassette-delivered episodes of "Sesame Street." Children were randomly selected from three different age groups: three to five-year-olds, six to eight-year-olds, and nine to eleven-year-olds.…
Descriptors: Animation, Attention, Childhood Interests, Children
