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Creating Educational Television Programs That Are Relevant to the Lives of Children.
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Williams, Marsha E.; Hall, Eve R. – Youth & Society, 1994
Describes the formative research process through which the creators of the "Ghostwriter" television series develop educational programming that is meaningful for its young audience. Focusing on one story, the authors describe two research studies that were conducted to inform the story's creation and show how children's ideas and sentiments were…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Curriculum Development, Educational Television, Elementary School Students
Introduction: Purpose and General Design of the Study--Volume I. The Effects of SQUARE ONE TV on Children's Problem Solving--Volume II. Children's Problem-Solving Behavior and Their Attitudes toward Mathematics: A Study of the Effects of SQUARE ONE TV.
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Hall, Eve R.; And Others – 1990
The current period in mathematics education can be characterized as one of reform. Many feel that children in the United States are not learning enough appropriate mathematics; these critics are concerned with the specific areas of problem solving and children's conceptions of the nature and uses of mathematics. A pretest/posttest experimental…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Educational Television, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
The SQUARE ONE TV Interview: Children's Reactions to the Series--Volume IV. Children's Problem-Solving Behavior and Their Attitudes toward Mathematics: A Study of the Effects of SQUARE ONE TV.
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Hall, Eve R.; And Others – 1990
The current period in mathematics education can be characterized as one of reform. Many feel that children in the United States are not learning enough appropriate mathematics; these critics are concerned with the specific areas of problem solving and children's conceptions of the nature and uses of mathematics. A pretest/posttest experimental…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Childrens Television, Educational Television
Back to Square One: Interrelationships among Problem Solving, Attitudes toward Mathematics, and SQUARE ONE TV.
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Fisch, Shalom M.; Hall, Eve R. – 1991
Proponents of mathematics education reform have emphasized both cognitive and attitudinal goals, seeking improvement in children's problem-solving skills and in their attitudes toward mathematics. A pretest/posttest experimental design study examined the effects of SQUARE ONE TV, a television series about mathematics aimed at 8- to 12-year-old…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Childrens Television, Cognitive Structures