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Spirn, Sharon L. – 1988
In order to determine the reading and television viewing habits of American adults during time spent in waiting rooms, a study observed 100 adults waiting outside the Emergency Treatment Room of John F. Kennedy Hospital in Edison, New Jersey, over a four-week period. Results revealed that more of these adults chose to watch television as an…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Illiteracy, Reading Habits, Television Research
Rapaport, David – 1986
Designed to identify the factors that influence the decision to use slow motion replays of violent sequences in televising sporting events, this master's thesis gathered data through a review of the literature of sports programming and personal interviews. Network policy statements, government reports, and public action committee reports were…
Descriptors: Athletics, Broadcast Television, Decision Making, Interviews
Weck, Debra A. – 1985
A content analysis of programing on the three major television networks was conducted to determine the number of positive role models who read actively on television. Programs on each network were analyzed for one week, and all references to or acts of reading were tabulated and categorized according to their purpose. These included characters…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Characterization, Content Analysis, Mass Media Effects
Vieth, Mary – 1981
Predicated on the assumption that if teachers are to have a positive influence on the reading and television viewing habits of their students it is important for them to be aware of their own reading and viewing habits, a study was conducted to determine whether teachers spent more time reading or watching television. Fifty-six teachers in an…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Habits, Reading Interests
Thomsen, Mary Zimmerman – 1992
A study examined whether prime-time television shows have an effect on the image of reading and/or reading activities through their content. The sample consisted of 39 third-grade students in a suburban area of New Jersey. A survey was presented for background information and the top three prime-time television shows were selected. Subjects viewed…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Grade 3, Mass Media Effects, Primary Education
Download full textAust, Charles Francis – 1985
This study examined the influence of the affective nature of television news on satisfaction with an individual's own life as well as on an individual's outlook regarding good fortune and misfortune. Subjects, 30 male and 30 female undergraduates at Indiana University, viewed a variety of news stories and completed two questionnaires, one rating…
Descriptors: Audience Response, College Students, Emotional Response, Factor Analysis
Stura, Sandra – 1981
To provide information concerning television and its impact on reading, a study was conducted to determine if the programing on a commercial television network would reveal a low number of positive references to reading. Programing was observed from 3:00 p. m. until 9:00 p. m. daily and from 9:00 A. M. to noon on Saturdays for a period of three…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Content Analysis, Cultural Influences
Degrosky, Deborah S. – 1981
Data were collected from 123 seventh and eighth grade students to examine the relationship between the quality of television viewing time and reading achievement, age, grade, sex, socioeconomic status (SES), and intelligence quotient (IQ). Highlights of the data analyses include the following: (1) The mean weekly viewing time for the subjects was…
Descriptors: Age, Correlation, Grade 7, Grade 8
Winter, Judith – 1980
Three weeks of programing on a major television network during probable children's viewing times was subjected to content analysis to determine the number and types of reading and writing activities performed by television characters and newscasters. The purposes of this analysis were to discover whether television treats reading and writing as…
Descriptors: Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Television
