Young Children's Comprehension of Educational Television: The Role of Visual Information and Intonation

Media Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 365-378

  Fisch, Shalom M ^a   McCann Brown, Susan K ^b   Cohen, David I ^b  

^a MediaKidz Research and Consulting   (United States)

^b Sesame Workshop   (United States)

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EID: 0345859546     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0304_04     Document Type: Article

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