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Machalow, Robert – 1984
Noting that daytime television serials have been used to teach a variety of subjects, including writing and language skills, this paper reviews literature on the nature of soap operas so that instructors can use them more effectively. Following an introduction citing studies on the educational uses of soap operas, the paper explores the following…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Characterization, Content Analysis, Higher Education
Charren, Peggy, Ed.; Hulsizer, Carol, Ed. – 1986
Compiled by the Action for Children's Television (ACT) committee, this report (1) distills themes from the symposium "ACT on the Constitution" that was designed to bring educators and members of the television industry together to talk about programing opportunities for the 1987 Constitutional Bicentennial, and (2) includes related…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Childrens Television, Citizenship Education, Constitutional History
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Sorenson, Margo – English Journal, 1989
Describes a three-week unit, "Television Communication and Critical Thinking," designed to make junior high students more forceful writers and discriminating viewers. Argues that by analyzing television advertising, news, and programming, students learn to think more critically about communication techniques and to use those techniques…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Commercial Television, Course Content, Critical Thinking
Baggaley, Jon, Ed.; Janega, Patti, Ed. – 1982
An introduction briefly summarizes the four previous conferences in this series, identifies trends in topics addressed, and introduces the 16 presented papers in this collection. The papers are as follows: (1) "Formative Evaluation and the New Technologies" (Marjorie Cambre); (2) "Formative Evaluation of Sesame Street Using Eye…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Audience Analysis, Educational Television, Evaluation Methods