1. Familiarize yourself with your topic:
I did look up some information on Google and came across an article written by Heather L. Kirkorian and others, from Princeton University. It explains how prosocial media can be positive (cognitive development and academic success) while violent games are the opposite.
What types of prosocial television programs are good for children?
What types of television programs are not good for children?
How are prosocial programs beneficial to children's academic learning?
How are violent programs negatively impacting the children?
What do parents need to know?
What do teachers need to know?
2. Identify a research question:
I would like to ask the question, "What are the positive and negative effects of media on children?". I will use the questions mentioned above. Plus:
Are there any educational values in television and video games?
Are there positive effects on video games? What are they?
Why has ADHD been linked to video games?
Are children's learning abilities being effected, positive or negative?
What types of television is bad?
What type of television is good?
3. Decide what you need to know in order to answer your research question:
I need to know as much as I can about the educational programs out there, as well as the negative ones; including both video games and television.
According to Heather L. Kirkorian, from Princeton University, claims that television can be beneficial to children, but it should be well designed, age appropriate and have educational content. What types of shows? Seasame Street and Barney, to name two.
According to the Science Daily, ADHD can be linked to television as well as video games. How? Television is constantly changing, for example commericals and scenes, the children are used to a fast paced world and when it comes to school they have a hard time adjusting. In many schools they do not have new technology that the children are used to, which in turn makes them focus less. I will go into deeper detail on this subject.
4. Formulate a research plan that includes:
Statement of purpose:
I hope to show how television and video games have positive and negative effects on children's education and learning.
Detailed statement of your research question:
How television and video games can have positive and negative effects on a child's educational development? What are these effects?
List of information you need to gather:
Look on the Internet for sources-Google, Psychology Articles, Science Today, Books...
Plan for gathering information that includes:
Studying an elementary school aged child
- Information will be collected in my home
- One child will be observed
- Methods to conduct study; observations, interviewing/conversations
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