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Download full textKerkman, Dennis; And Others – 1983
A study was conducted to identify family characteristics and media use patterns associated with subscription to various types of cable television services. Parent interviews, week-long television viewing diaries, and children's Peabody Picture Vocabulary test scores for 237 children, aged three or five years, were subjected to stepwise…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
Peer reviewedDaningburg, Suzanne; Schmid, Richard F. – Journal of Educational Television, 1988
Analysis of the process of educational television evaluation focuses on the Programme Evaluation Analysis Computer (PEAC) system. Highlights include affects of evaluation on learning; internal and external validity; variables in the evaluation model; formative evaluation; cognitive and affective objectives; and differences between general…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Broadcast Television, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Television
Peer reviewedPotter, W. James – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1988
Reviews literature dealing with perceived reality in the television effects process from a construct validation perspective. Topics discussed include variables that influence the degree to which individuals perceive reality in televised messages, relationships with attribute variables, influence of reality perception on viewers' behavior and…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Construct Validity, Literature Reviews, Mass Media Effects
Peer reviewedHaefner, Margaret J.; Wartella, Ellen A. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1987
Describes study of 42 first and second graders which was conducted to determine whether older siblings could enhance their comprehension of television programs. The hypotheses tested are discussed, research methodology using analysis of variance is explained, videotapes of sibling interaction are analyzed, and future research needs are suggested.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comprehension, Family Influence, Hypothesis Testing
Peer reviewedOwens, R. David – Journal of Educational Television, 1987
Investigated the extent to which three personological variables (age, level of education, and attitude towards television) affect the amount learned from a documentary by adults over 50 years of age. The results indicated that education was the most reliable and important predictor of retention: as education increased, so did retention. (Author/RP)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age, Analysis of Variance, Attitude Measures
Gorman, Steven; Yu, Ching C. – 1990
The relationship between student's home environment and achievement in science was examined using data from the 1985-86 National Assessment of Educational Progress, Science Assessment, for a nationally representative sample of American school age children in grades 7 and 11. Science achievement and background data were also collected for grade 3.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Family Environment, Family Involvement
