Effects of an Educational Television Program on Preschoolers: Variability in Benefits

Autor/inn/en	Baydar, Nazli; Kagitcibasi, Cigdem; Kuntay, Aylin C.; Goksen, Fatos
Titel	Effects of an Educational Television Program on Preschoolers: Variability in Benefits
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29 (2008) 5, S.349-360 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0193-3973
DOI	10.1016/j.appdev.2008.06.005
Schlagwörter	School Readiness; Foreign Countries; Educational Television; Emotional Development; Preschool Children; Cognitive Development; Social Development; Low Income Groups; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Observation; Early Intervention; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Ausland; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Gefühlsbildung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kognitive Entwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Beobachtung; Türkei
Abstract	This study examined the cognitive effects of an educational early childhood television program in Turkey that was designed to enhance basic cognitive skills and socio-emotional development of 5-year-old children. The program targeted children with low socioeconomic status who had limited access to formal preschool education. The program was screened for a period of 13 weeks and was evaluated with an experimental design, with the addition of a natural observation group. Findings indicated that the program functioned as an early educational intervention for those children who had moderate exposure to it. Furthermore, compensatory effects were found, such that those children who had low levels of skills prior to the viewing of the program benefited more than their skilled peers. The policy implications are important for enhancing school readiness among children in socioeconomically deprived contexts. (Contains 3 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10