Television production feature effects on children's comprehension of time |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Computer Science, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Pakistan;2. School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea;3. Computer Science and Information Management, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand;4. Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 USA;5. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Howard University, Washington DC, USA |
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| Abstract: | Children's temporal comprehension was assessed after viewing a television program containing a flashback that shifted the events to a much earlier time. The flashback was marked or not marked with sound effects, and time relations were visually represented with either dreamy camera dissolves or abrupt camera cuts. Sixty-four children, equally distributed by grades kindergarten and first versus fourth and fifth, participated in individual viewing sessions. After viewing, children answered questions to assess comprehension on the flashback. Older children understood the flashback better than did the younger children. Children who saw dreamy visual dissolves understood temporal concepts presented in the flashback better than those who saw camera cuts, particularly at young ages. The results suggest that formal production features affect children's comprehension of complex temporal concepts presented via television. |
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