Search Results - "Lauricella, Alexis"

Measuring with Murray: Touchscreen technology and preschoolers' STEM learning by Aladé, Fashina, Lauricella, Alexis R., Beaudoin-Ryan, Leanne, Wartella, Ellen

“…American students rank well below international peers in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Early exposure to…”
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Factors influencing digital technology use in early childhood education by Blackwell, Courtney K., Lauricella, Alexis R., Wartella, Ellen

“…The current study uses path modeling to investigate the relationship between extrinsic and intrinsic factors that influence early childhood educators' digital…”
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U.S. adolescents’ attitudes toward school, social connection, media use, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Differences as a function of gender identity and school context by Cingel, Drew P, Lauricella, Alexis R, Taylor, Lauren B, Stevens, Hannah R, Coyne, Sarah M, Wartella, Ellen

“…The COVID-19 pandemic changed school contexts and social opportunities dramatically for adolescents around the world. Thus, certain adolescents may have been…”
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Teens, Health and Technology: A National Survey by Wartella, Ellen, Rideout, Vicky, Montague, Heather, Beaudoin-Ryan, Leanne, Lauricella, Alexis

“…In the age of digital technology, as teens seem to be constantly connected online, via social media, and through mobile applications, it is no surprise that…”
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The influence of TPACK contextual factors on early childhood educators’ tablet computer use by Blackwell, Courtney K., Lauricella, Alexis R., Wartella, Ellen

“…Tablet computers are increasingly becoming commonplace in classrooms around the world. More than half of early childhood educators in the U.S. now have access…”
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Parental Influence on Youth Media Use by Lauricella, Alexis R., Cingel, Drew P.

“…Children and adolescents are frequent media users and research regularly examines the consequences of such use. This research, however, often does not examine…”
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Parental Co-Use of Media Technology with their Young Children in the USA by Connell, Sabrina L., Lauricella, Alexis R., Wartella, Ellen

“…Recent policy recommendations encourage parents to co-use media technology with their young children. However, we know little about what factors predict…”
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“Maybe we do more Science than I had Initially Thought”: How Parental Efficacy Affects Preschool-Aged Children’s Science and Math Activities and Media Use by Hightower, Brianna, Sheehan, Kelly J., Lauricella, Alexis R., Wartella, Ellen

“…Early introduction to science and math encourages interest and learning in these subjects later in life. As children’s first teachers, parents can expose their…”
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13 Reasons Why, Perceived Norms, and Reports of Mental Health-Related Behavior Change among Adolescent and Young Adult Viewers in Four Global Regions by Carter, Michael C., Cingel, Drew P., Lauricella, Alexis R., Wartella, Ellen

“…Media programing addressing controversial topics among youth has grown; however, research has yet to consider the correlates of viewing on a global scale…”
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Toddlers' Learning From Socially Meaningful Video Characters by Lauricella, Alexis R., Gola, Alice Ann Howard, Calvert, Sandra L.

“…Toddlers' performance on a seriation sequencing task was measured after exposure to a video as a function of the social meaningfulness of the character. Forty…”
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Parent Sensitive Topic Understanding, Communication Comfort, and Parent-Adolescent Conversation Following Exposure to 13 Reasons Why: A Comparison of Parents from Four Countries by Cingel, Drew P., Lauricella, Alexis R., Mann, Supreet, Carter, Michael C., Wartella, Ellen

“…A number of recent series airing on traditional and streaming platforms portray sensitive topics faced by adolescents, including depression and suicide…”
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The Role of Different Characters on Story-Consistent Attitudes and Self-Reported Mental Health-Related Behavior Change Among Viewers of 13 Reasons Why by Lauricella, Alexis R., Cingel, Drew P., Wartella, Ellen

“…Previous research has considered if and how entertainment-education (EE) media consumption and connections with media characters relate to viewer attitudes and…”
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Toddler learning from video: Effect of matched pedagogical cues by Lauricella, Alexis R., Barr, Rachel, Calvert, Sandra L.

“…•Toddlers’ successfully imitate a task when eye gaze was directed at the object or at the audience and equally well when the task was demonstrated live or via…”
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Parent viewership of 13 reasons why and parental perceived knowledge about adolescent life: implications for parental efficacy among parents from the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Australia/New Zealand by Mann, Supreet, Cingel, Drew P., Lauricella, Alexis R., Wartella, Ellen

“…There has been a recent increase in television programming that aims to provide realistic portrayals of adolescent life in an effort to both entertain and…”
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Supporting Head Start parents: impact of a text message intervention on parent-child activity engagement by Hurwitz, Lisa B., Lauricella, Alexis R., Hanson, Ann, Raden, Anthony, Wartella, Ellen

“…Head Start emphasises parent engagement as a critical strategy in promoting children's long-term learning. Parents can support children's positive development…”
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Children and the Internet: Developmental Implications of Web Site Preferences Among 8- to 12-Year-Old Children by Blackwell, Courtney K., Lauricella, Alexis R., Conway, Annie, Wartella, Ellen

“…The Internet is quickly becoming a favored medium for children, but few studies have investigated the content and types of activities children engage with…”
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Building Meaningful Parasocial Relationships Between Toddlers and Media Characters to Teach Early Mathematical Skills by Howard Gola, Alice Ann, Richards, Melissa N., Lauricella, Alexis R., Calvert, Sandra L.

“…Very young children have difficulty transferring what they view onscreen to their offscreen worlds. This study examined whether familiarizing toddlers with a…”
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Content analysis across new media platforms: Methodological considerations for capturing media-rich data by Hurwitz, Lisa B, Alvarez, Aubry L, Lauricella, Alexis R, Rousse, Thomas H, Montague, Heather, Wartella, Ellen

“…Content analyses sway policy by describing the prevalence of mass media messages and implying effects. However, content-based research focusing ondynamic new…”
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Preschoolers’ STEM Learning on a Haptic Enabled Tablet by Pila, Sarah, Piper, Anne Marie, Lauricella, Alexis, Wartella, Ellen

“…The research on children’s learning of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics from electronic applications (apps) is limited, though it…”
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Contingent computer interactions for young children's object retrieval success by Lauricella, Alexis R., Pempek, Tiffany A., Barr, Rachel, Calvert, Sandra L.

“…Seventy-two children, ages 30 and 36 months, participated in a hide-and-seek object retrieval game in one of three conditions: 1) playing an interactive…”
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