Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood

Television viewing among young children has been an on going issue as it is found to effect their development in various areas. This problem is getting more worrisome as the percentage and amount of hours of television exposure among young children is increasing, especially with the growing produc...

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Main Authors: Jusoff, Kamaruzaman, Sahimi, Nurul Nadiah
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Language:English
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Published: 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7256/
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description Television viewing among young children has been an on going issue as it is found to effect their development in various areas. This problem is getting more worrisome as the percentage and amount of hours of television exposure among young children is increasing, especially with the growing production of children television programs. Studies have found that television exposure to young children could effects their language and cognitive development, lead to behavior problems, attention disorder, aggression and obesity. This paper will discuss the issues of television exposure to young children, and the effects of promoting media literacy.
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spelling upm-72562015-10-16T06:55:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7256/ Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Sahimi, Nurul Nadiah Television viewing among young children has been an on going issue as it is found to effect their development in various areas. This problem is getting more worrisome as the percentage and amount of hours of television exposure among young children is increasing, especially with the growing production of children television programs. Studies have found that television exposure to young children could effects their language and cognitive development, lead to behavior problems, attention disorder, aggression and obesity. This paper will discuss the issues of television exposure to young children, and the effects of promoting media literacy. 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7256/1/Television%20and%20Media%20Literacy%20in%20Young%20Children.pdf Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Sahimi, Nurul Nadiah (2009) Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood. International Education Studies, 2 (3). pp. 151-157. ISSN 1913-9020 http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies/article/view/3339 English
spellingShingle Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
Sahimi, Nurul Nadiah
Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood
title Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood
title_full Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood
title_fullStr Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood
title_full_unstemmed Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood
title_short Television and Media Literacy in Young Children: Issues and Effects in Early Childhood
title_sort television and media literacy in young children: issues and effects in early childhood
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7256/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7256/1/Television%20and%20Media%20Literacy%20in%20Young%20Children.pdf