The past decade has witnessed a rapid increase in the use of screen media in families, and
infants are exposed to screens at younger ages than ever before. The objective of this …

The ability to transfer learning across contexts is an adaptive skill that develops rapidly
during early childhood. Learning from television is a specific instance of transfer of learning …

Early in 2005, Phil Harris, Executive Director of the Association of Educational
Communications and Technology, approached Mike Spector and asked if he would like to …

Media, from television to the “new media”(including cell phones, iPads, and social media),
are a dominant force in children's lives. Although television is still the predominant medium …

The purpose of this book is to examine the range and variety of research methodologies
used in a number of different media research contexts. It is not a methodology handbook …

The authors tested the recommendation that adding bells and whistles (in the form of
background music and/or sounds) would improve the quality of a multimedia instructional …

At its best, educational television can provide children with enormous opportunities and can
serve as a window to new experiences, enrich academic knowledge, enhance attitudes and …

Television continues to play a major role in the lives of most children and adolescents, but
current research also reflects the explosive growth in new technologies and their …

The purpose of this study was to examine how parents and children interact during
traditional and computer storybook reading in their home. Thirty-nine, 4-year old children …

Structural features of television elicit involuntary physiological attentional responses in
viewers. Mild emotional content in televised messages intensifies these responses, possibly …