1. by Mark Hauck, Gwen Hicks,
Survey Results of the Behaviors and Attitudes of Children, Adolescents, and Young People using Electronic Media
by Mark Hauck, Gwen Hicks,
and Bill Redel
EDE 551 Child Development and Behavior
Action Research Project
Spring 2002
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2. “The popularity of this new past time among children has increased rapidly…This new invader of the home has brought many a disturbing influence in its wake. Parents have become aware of a puzzling change in the behavior patterns of their children. They are bewildered by a host of new problems and find themselves unprepared, frightened, resentful, helpless. They cannot lock out this intruder because it has gained an invincible hold of their children.” Azriel Eisenberg (1936)
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18. * *results for this age group too varied to be categorized by type
100% %
100%
*results for this age group too varied to be categorized by type
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19. Television, Radio, and a little about the Movies
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20. P R I N T Did you know that block printing existed long
before Gutenberg? The Chinese had been carving
wood blocks to print books as early as 868 A.D.
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25. Comparing the statistics:
Action research results
Census Bureau 1997 stats
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26. Other research statistics:
-- 99% of students had a TV in the home
-- 70% of students had a TV in their bedrooms
% of students had a VCR in their bedrooms
-- No significant gains in TV viewing habits in girls
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-- 25% increase in boys watching more than 4 hours/week
-- 52% of girls and 72% of boys agreed with the
statement “I prefer watching TV to reading.”
Study results published in the Oxford Review of Education (1995)
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27. COMPUTERS
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29. VIDEO GAMES
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30. Positive Aspects of Video Game Play:
Can provide a release of tension/aggression
Build self-confidence
Introduces children to computer technology
Give practice in following directions
Provide practice in problem solving and logic
Provide practice in use of fine motor and spatial skills
Provide occasions for adult and child to play together
Can be a social
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31. Negative Aspects of Video Game Play:
Over-dependence on video games may foster social isolation
Interactive violence of games may encourage aggressive behavior
More often games do not offer action that requires independent thought or creativity.
Games can confuse reality and fantasy
Violent games can desensitize players
Academic achievement may be negatively related to overall time spent playing videogames.
Video games often promote racial & sexual stereotypes
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32. Women are often portrayed as sexually provocative
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33. violence and aggression
Game Environments
are often based on
plots of
violence and aggression
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34. “Have you ever felt like jacking an old lady in the face or
beating 20 gang members to the ground with a single
baseball bat??? How about driving a tank down the street
while aiming the barrel of the tank at cops and blowing
them to pieces? What about yanking an Arabic man out of
his taxi and backing over him while he tries chasing you?
Maybe you could just go for a little joy ride... or do you just
want to go on an all out rampage? Whatever you do in this
game it never gets old... This game has an ok plot...
good graphics...and the game play is great...
I recommend it for everyone except little kids...”
Anonymous Player’s review of Grand Theft Auto III
review/  
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35. Recommendations for Parents: Limit playing time (1 hour/day maximum)
Use video game ratings & other sources to help choose game
Play with your child to become familiar with the games
Pick games out for younger children
Try to be with older children when choosing games
Require that homework and jobs be done first
Use video game playing as a reward
Do not put video game set in a child's room where they can
isolate themselves
Talk about the content of the games
Ask your video store to require parental approval for violently
rated video games
Encourage play with friends away from video game set
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37. We thank you for your attention.
We hope we’ve been able to temporarily
satiate your minds’ craving for electronic
images and sound.
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