Chapter 17

Question 1

What do children learn from television?

Answer 1

School readiness/class participation/interpersonal skills and attitudes

Language and Vocabulary Development

Literacy development and reading comprehension

Mathematics

Science

Civics and social studies

Question 2

Effects of Dora the explorer on learning Spanish words

Answer 2

4 year year old English speaking children learned one new Spanish word every 14 episodes they watched

3 year olds: every 58 episodes

However little effect on grammar

Question 3

Blues clues’s effectiveness

Answer 3

Children who watched the show exhibited higher improvements in problem solving skills and info recall compared to children who did not watch the show

Question 4

Channel one effects on specific type of students

Answer 4

Shows for preteens and teenagers

Improves knowledge of current events

However, little effect for students with “C” or “D” GPAs aka low-achieving students

Classroom discussion strengthens impact

Question 5

Long term effects from watching Sesame Street

Answer 5

Better school readiness and competence among viewers.

Heavy viewers fare better than non-heavy viewers as well