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ERIC Number: EJ379841
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Media and Mind: Imaging as an Active Process.
Thompson, Nancy S.
English Journal, v77 n7 p47-49 Nov 1988
Discusses the relationship between visual electronic media (e.g. television, film, and computers) and cognitive ability. Notes that language is now inseparable from its electronic media context, and that classroom activities should focus on active interaction with this media to encourage critical thinking. (MM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, English Instruction, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Reading Research, Television Viewing, Theory Practice Relationship, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Active Learning; Imaging; Visual Thinking