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Jung, Sung Eun; Lee, Kyunghwa – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
This qualitative case study explores a 6-year-old boy's dialogic appropriation of programmable robots. The study was conducted in two robotics education programs for children aged four to seven. Drawing on Bakhtin's (1981) notion of appropriation, we found that the focal child actively engaged with the programmable robots by (1) transforming the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Robotics, Computer Science Education, Preschool Children
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Martins, Nicole; Wilson, Barbara J. – Human Communication Research, 2012
A survey was conducted with over 500 children in grades K-5 to examine whether exposure to socially aggressive content was related to children's use of social aggression. The results of the survey revealed a significant relationship between exposure to televised social aggression and increased social aggression at school, but only for girls and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Elementary School Students, Aggression, Epistemology
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Harrison, Cathie Anne; van Vliet, Helen Elizabeth; Anderson, Tracy – Educational Psychology, 2012
Australian "Play School" is a children's television programme developed in collaboration with early childhood educators. It is screened free to air across Australia. Two hundred and twenty-four adult carers of young children aged 1-8 years completed an online survey via a link on the "Play School" website. The survey addressed…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Play, Childrens Television
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Wilson, Barbara J. – Future of Children, 2008
Noting that the social and emotional experiences of American children today often heavily involve electronic media, Barbara Wilson takes a close look at how exposure to screen media affects children's well-being and development. She concludes that media influence on children depends more on the type of content that children find attractive than on…
Descriptors: Altruism, Video Games, Aggression, Programming (Broadcast)
Brodkin, Adele M. – Early Childhood Today (1), 2005
For more than a quarter of century, researchers have been studying the effects of TV viewing on both children and adults. Although controversies still exist, the data presents a clear picture of increased aggression in all age groups following the viewing of ?violent? TV. In this article, the author discusses how to help a child who is negatively…
Descriptors: Television, Cartoons, Violence, Young Children
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Geist, Eugene A.; Gibson, Marty – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2000
Examines the effect of network and public television programs on children's: ability to attend to a task, time on task, and engagement in rough-and-tumble play. Sixty-two children were assigned to one of three groups that watched: (1) a public television program; (2) a network television program; and (3) no television and instead played with…
Descriptors: Attention, Child Behavior, Childrens Television, Learning
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Grimes, Tom; Bergen, Lori; Nichols, Kathie; Vernberg, Eric; Fonagy, Peter – Human Communication Research, 2004
Children with diagnosed psychopathologies may experience aggravation of those illnesses with their exposure to media violence. Children with the most common, often undiagnosed, form of psychopathology--Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBDs)--manifested changes in heart rate, heart vagal heart tone and other psychophysiological reactions to media…
Descriptors: Programming (Broadcast), Psychopathology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Violence
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Coyne, Sarah M.; Archer, John; Eslea, Mike – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2004
Numerous studies have shown that viewing violence in the media can influence an individual's subsequent aggression, but none have examined the effect of viewing indirect aggression. This study examines the immediate effect of viewing indirect and direct aggression on subsequent indirect aggression among 199 children ages 11 to 14 years. They were…
Descriptors: Programming (Broadcast), Aggression, Violence, Child Psychology
Levy, Ranny – Children and Families, 1998
Notes the increase in violence and other negative behaviors depicted in television programs; discusses ways to ensure children are exposed to positive, quality programming. Suggests looking for programs which stimulate curiosity in learning and provide appropriate challenges; respect diversity and individuality; provide accurate, current…
Descriptors: Bias, Child Behavior, Childrens Television, Mass Media Role
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Kirman, Joseph M. – McGill Journal of Education, 1997
Observes that the influence of television and media violence on children's behavior is of concern to many people. Examines research related to the influence of such violence on children's behavior and to teaching about the differences between television and real-life violence. Makes suggestions for dealing with this concern. (DSK)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Behavior, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education
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Boyatzis, Chris J. – Young Children, 1997
Describes a study of the effects of violence on elementary students which used the television program Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and found increased aggression which parents should be concerned about. Offers suggestions for parents and teachers, including taking action against violent programming, utilizing technology which bans unwanted…
Descriptors: Aggression, Audience Response, Behavior Development, Child Behavior