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Miller, Thomas W. – International Journal of Family Counseling, 1977
This study assesses one aspect of sensory stimulation provided by a variety of children's television programs. The level of verbal and nonverbal response patterns apparent in those television programs available for viewing by a preschool audience were rated on a Likert-type scale. Results suggest significant mean differences exist between…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Television, Comparative Analysis, Educational Television
Download full textReed, Craig – 1994
Scheduling the morning "kiddie" block has become an important issue since PBS's (Public Broadcasting Service) 1990-91 children's initiative. Adding to the mix of children's programs is the upcoming "PTV, The Ready to Learn Channel on PBS." This services promises more children's titles as well as more hours of material for…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Graphs
Peer reviewedWebster, B. R.; Cox, S. M. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1974
Findings from an experiment designed to discover if color could improve learning from television. (Author/HB)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Color, Educational Television, Learning Modalities
Science News, 1973
Presents both pros and cons about the effectiveness of this educational TV program. Indicates that no very substantial contribution can be made toward narrowing the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children. (CC)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Childhood Interests, Early Experience, Economically Disadvantaged
McDaniel, Thomas R. – Educational Technology, 1982
The two and one half week workshop on television literacy for teachers that is described covered the historical development of television, advertising and the "hidden message," news programing, sociological and psychological perspectives, the development of critical viewing skills, and classroom applications. Course objectives, requirements, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Technology, Educational Television, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEttema, James S. – Journal of Broadcasting, 1980
This examination of the distribution of power among television professionals, educators, and researchers, as well as the level of participation in decision making by educators and researchers, concludes that these two groups serve as advisors to the professional production staff. The CTW model is cited, and references are listed. (MER)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Childrens Television, Decision Making, Educational Research
Peer reviewedSchiller, John – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1979
Focuses on the influence of television, particularly commercial television, on Australian school children. (CM)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Educational Television, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Noorani, Hafeez – Phaedrus, 1978
Development and operation of the television industry in India is described with emphasis upon children's television. Matters related to advertising material considered unacceptable, and educational programing are addressed. (RAO)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Foreign Culture
Peer reviewedMatabane, Paula W.; Gandy, Oscar H., Jr. – Journal of Black Studies, 1988
Examines the viewing behavior of 120 adults, and the relationship of their social characteristics to their knowledge about Africa after viewing the public television miniseries, "The Africans." Found no strong social correlates to viewing or frequency of viewing. Viewing "The Africans" accounted for some variance in knowledge…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Blacks, Educational Television
Zillmann, Dolf; Bryant, Jennings – Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 1988
Presents guidelines for the use of humor in children's educational television. Reviews the literature in the following areas: (1) audience attraction; (2) post-choice attention; (3) acquisition of educational information and (4) the viewing experience in hedonic terms. (FMW)
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Humor
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
Peer reviewedNikken, Peter; Voort, Tom H. A. van der – Journal of Educational Media, 1997
This study investigated the standards children between 9 and 12 years of age use to evaluate the quality of four types of children's programs: news, educational, dramatic, and cartoons. The quality standards children considered most important were comprehensibility and aesthetic quality. Additional standards were entertainment, involvement,…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Television, Drama
Peer reviewedLin, Chia-Hui – Teacher Librarian, 2005
The purpose of this article is to explore the evidence suggesting the effectiveness of literacy instruction through communicative and visual arts, according to Flood, Heath, and Lapp (1997). Visual arts includes everything from dramatic performances to comic books to television viewing. The communicative arts, such as reading, writing, and…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Visual Arts, Television Viewing, Dramatics
Calvert, Sandra L.; And Others – 1997
This study assessed the educational and informational television programming provided by four major networks, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox. Assessed were 29 children's television programs during the 1995-1996 season. Programs were videotaped from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., a time frame when children are most likely to be in the viewing audience. A content…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Commercial Television, Content Analysis, Educational Television
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Testimony presented at this hearing focuses on ways in which television can have a positive impact on children's education, what is known about the impacts of television programming on children, and what Congress can do to promote television's positive educational values. Witnesses include the following: John D. Abel, senior vice president,…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Educational Television, Government Role, Hearings
