Television's Impact on High School Achievement
In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 50, Heft 3, S. 340
ISSN: 1537-5331
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In: The public opinion quarterly: POQ, Band 50, Heft 3, S. 340
ISSN: 1537-5331
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 50, Heft 3, S. 340-359
ISSN: 0033-362X
The reciprocal relationship between media use & academic achievement among US high school students was examined using samples of 2,500-5,000 Rs from the first 2 years of the High School & Beyond project, a national longitudinal study of secondary education, including a battery of tests to assess academic achievement. The major hypothesis of the study was that TV influences achievement negatively as it displaces other, more beneficial activities. In contrast, it was proposed that reading would have a positive impact on achievement. It was also hypothesized that achievement negatively influences TV use & positively influences reading. Using multiple regression in a cross-lagged model, no clear support was found for the hypotheses of negative effects of TV on achievement, the process of displacement, or selection according to achievement. The estimates of TV's effects on achievement & achievement's effects on TV use were consistently, but not significantly, negative. Evidence also supported the hypotheses of positive effects on reading achievement & selection by those with higher reading achievement. It is concluded that while TV is not directly detrimental to high school achievement, it is relatively unbeneficial when compared with reading for pleasure. 4 Tables, 1 Figure, 53 References. AA
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 50
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: Journalism quarterly, Band 63, Heft 4, S. 840-844
In: Journalism quarterly, Band 63, Heft 1, S. 127-137
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Band 63, Heft 4, S. 840-844
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533
In: Journalism quarterly: JQ ; devoted to research in journalism and mass communication, Band 63, S. 1277-1237
ISSN: 0196-3031, 0022-5533