Experimental Effects of Radio and Television Distractors on Children's Performance on Mathematics and Reading Assignments.

Cool, Valerie A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ497113

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Publication Date: 1994

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Experimental Effects of Radio and Television Distractors on Children's Performance on Mathematics and Reading Assignments.

Cool, Valerie A.; And Others

Journal of Experimental Education, v62 n3 p181-94 Spr 1994

Experiments with 12 sixth-grade students doing mathematics assignments and 9 students doing reading assignments under differing conditions of radio and television distraction indicate no sizable distractor effects on time studying, accuracy of computation or reading comprehension, and reading rate. Results are consistent with the conceptualization of attention as flexible and adaptable. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Attention, Children, Computation, Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Mass Media Effects, Mathematics, Performance, Radio, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate, Television

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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