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Peer reviewedPingree, Suzanne – Journalism Quarterly, 1983
Concludes that the social reality effects of television viewing are strongest for elementary school children who are least able to make inferences. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education
Fosdick, Susan Dreyfus; And Others – 1989
The Look-Listen Opinion Project is an annual media literacy survey sponsored by the National Telemedia Council. The 1988-89 survey--the 36th--focused on the opinions of students at the elementary and secondary levels. Students were presented with guidelines for evaluating television programs and asked to select television programs to evaluate.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Maxwell, Rhoda, Ed. – 1982
Recognizing that students spend more time before the television set than in school, this monograph evaluates television as a potential resource in the teaching of English. The nine articles in the collection (1) discuss the effect of massive television viewing on children in and out of the classroom; (2) examine the students' need to apply…
Descriptors: Audiences, Childrens Television, Commercial Television, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedBaron, Lois J. – Journal of Educational Television, 1985
Describes a media literacy project that provided fifth graders with a hands-on approach to study of television form and nature of message transmission to improve their understanding of media-related concepts. Results of a media literacy test reveal course participants performed significantly better than the control group. (MBR)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Comprehension, Critical Thinking
Thoman, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1995
This booklet provides a toolbox of practical resources to help in developing media literacy skills to reduce the amount of media violence people are exposed to in their homes and communities. This overview accompanies a series designed for different age groups and grade levels. The leader's guide provides strategies for increasing contact with the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Community Cooperation, Crime, Critical Thinking
Thoman, Elizabeth, Ed.; Silver, Rosalind, Ed. – Media & Values, 1989
This issue on gender and the media contains the following (1) "Home, Home on the Remote"; (2) "Dads Through the Decades" (Mark Crispin Miller); (3) "The New Man: That's Entertainment!" (John Lehrer); (4) "Singing Men's Songs" (Kerry Skorlich); (5) "Media Myths and Men's Work" (Ian Harris); (6) "Why Are There No Asian Male Anchors?" (Ben…
Descriptors: Advertising, Communications, Community Cooperation, Critical Thinking
English, Jill; Levin, P. Rachel – 1995
This teacher's guide provides an approach for teachers of grades 6-8 to teach media literacy and promote an informed public conversation about the impact of violent imagery in the culture today. Five key goals govern the program: (1) to reduce exposure to media violence; (2) to change the impact of violent images that are seen; (3) to locate and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Community Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, Crime
