Children's learning from educational television : Sesame Street and beyond /

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Author / Creator:Fisch, Shalom M.
Imprint:Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Description:xii, 267 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:LEA's communication series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5174682
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ISBN:0805839356 (cloth)
0805839364 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-238) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Empirical Data
  • Sesame Street and School Readiness
  • Other Preschool Series and School Readiness
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics and Problem Solving
  • Science and Technology
  • Civics and Social Studies
  • Prosocial Programming
  • Adult Mediation: Parents, Teachers, Child-Care Providers
  • Part II. Theoretical Approaches
  • Comprehension of Educational Content: The Capacity Model
  • Transfer of Learning From Educational Television: When and Why Does It Occur? The Social Nature of Children's Learning
  • Part III. The Future
  • Looking to the Future: Convergence and Educational Television