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Peer reviewedFleming, Dan B.; Weber, Larry J. – Social Education, 1983
A study involving 2,000 8th and 11th grade students showed that males and females appear to be different in their news knowledge and news acquisition habits. Boys knew more about national and international events than girls, watched more television news, and read newspapers more often. (RM)
Descriptors: Current Events, Information Sources, Knowledge Level, Mass Media
Download full textFleming, Dan B.; Weber, Larry J. – 1981
The purpose of this study was to investigate the news acquisition habits of students and their knowledge of the news. Differences in the performance of males and females were compared. Two thousand, eighth- and eleventh-grade students from four school districts in Virginia were administered a current events test and asked to respond to questions…
Descriptors: Current Events, Educational Research, Information Sources, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedWeber, Larry J.; Fleming, Dan B. – Journal of Negro Education, 1984
Compared Black and White students' news acquisition habits and knowledge of current events on the State, national, and international levels. Among 8th graders, Blacks ranked lower than Whites in knowledge, but no significant differences between groups were found among 11th graders. All students were deficient in their knowledge of State news. (GC)
Descriptors: Black Students, Current Events, Information Sources, Knowledge Level
