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Peer reviewedCollins, W. Andrew – Child Development, 1970
Suggests an increase with age in children's ability to focus on essential content from a media presentation. Children in early adolescence seemed better able than younger ones to ignore nonessential information. (WY)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students
Chute, Alan G. – Educational Communication and Technology: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Development, 1980
This study found that color in a film helped fourth- and fifth-grade students of all ability levels learn incidental information, but affected learning of task-relevant information differently depending on ability level. (Author/JEG)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Color, Elementary School Students, Films
