How and What Do Children Learn from Television?.

Williams, Tannis MacBeth

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ERIC Number: EJ238392

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Publication Date: 1981

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How and What Do Children Learn from Television?

Williams, Tannis MacBeth

Human Communication Research, v7 n2 p180-92 Win 1981

Examines current research on the role of television in children's learning. Assesses evidence that television can play a positive teaching role and suggests a model for evaluating television's impact on viewers. Concludes that current programing limits the positive effects of television on children's learning. (JMF)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Audiences, Behavior Development, Children, Childrens Television, Learning Processes, Programing (Broadcast), Television Research, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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