Children's Understanding of a Televised Narrative: Developmental Differences in Processing Video and Audio Content.

Hoffner, Cynthia; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Children's Understanding of a Televised Narrative: Developmental Differences in Processing Video and Audio Content.

Hoffner, Cynthia; And Others

Communication Research, v15 n3 p227-45 Jun 1988

Examines developmental changes in children's ability to comprehend visual and verbal narrative. Finds that understanding and integrating temporal aspects of a narrative is more difficult for young children when the story is presented visually than when presented verbally, whereas older children comprehend narratives in both formats equally well. (MS)

Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Child Development, Children, Communication Research, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education, Listening Comprehension, Media Research, Television, Verbal Ability, Verbal Learning, Visual Learning

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Language: English

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