Learning from Educational Media

The Handbook of Children, Media, and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 188-213

  Kirkorian, Heather L ^a   Anderson, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental considerations; Educational content television, interactive screen media; Educational media; Future research directions; Media platforms communicating educational content; Media use and academic achievement relationships; Socioeconomic status (SES)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889319515     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444302752.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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