Repetition increases children's comprehension of television content-up to a point

Communication Monographs

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 216-241

  Mares, Marie Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Comprehension; Repetition; Television; VCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646803788     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: 14795787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750600693464     Document Type: Article

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