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Peer reviewedFisch, Shalom M.; McCann, Susan K. – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Explores the potential of television to elicit active participation in mathematics by reviewing research concerning the "Square One TV" television series. Types of participation that have been observed among viewers are described, and characteristics of "Square One TV" formats that have been particularly successful in eliciting…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Educational Television, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Raffa, Jean Benedict – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
A study aimed at developing a methodology for isolating and analyzing the value content of television programs is described and implications for education discussed. Three programs popular with children were found to present positive and negative values with equal frequency, though antisocial values were presented with greater intensity. (MJL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Modeling (Psychology)
Download full textDorr, Aimee – 1982
Most educators argue that the time children spend watching television detracts from their homework time and leisure time reading, that television watching cultivates skills different from those needed for print literacy and encourages preference for its easier means of acquiring information, and that television content is often nonintellectual and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Influences, Literacy
Schleicher, Klaus – 1982
Drawing on international studies concerning leisure attitudes, media consumption, and parental impact on the television viewing decisions of 4- to 14-year olds, this paper focuses on the importance of developing a coherent media education policy for pre- and primary-school children, parents, elementary school teachers, and television station…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Cooper, Margaret – Use of English, 1984
Describes children's reactions to a television adaptation of a juvenile novel. Finds that the children enjoyed discussing the adaptation with the interviewer and usually sought out the original book to read on their own. Concludes that both books and their televised version should be incorporated into a wider approach to teaching fiction. (MM)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Fiction
Peer reviewedSinger, Jerome L.; Singer, Dorothy G. – American Psychologist, 1983
Examines effects of the structure and content of television on children's cognitive, motor, and affective development, and discusses relationships between family life style and television viewing. Suggests that current television programs can have harmful effects on children, and presents proposals for interventions to expose children to more…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
