Media and Education
Abstract
This paper summarizes the relevant research and provides suggestions for maximizing the positive effects of media and minimizing the negative effects. One focus of this paper s is the seemingly unique effect of media on the education environment and society. Although research clearly demonstrates that well-designed, age-appropriate, educational media can be beneficial to children of preschool age, studies on infants and toddlers suggest that these young children may better understand and learn from real-life experiences than they do from video and also how can be crucial for adolescents before heading to their higher education. With respect to children over two, the authors emphasize the importance of content in mediating the effect of television on cognitive skills and academic achievement.
How did we get here?
Introduction of media on education
In 1982, the personal computer revolution was signaled by Time magazine’s naming “the computer” as its “man of the year”, shortly after IBM introduced its first mass marketed personal computer. Two years later Apple introduced the popular Macintosh model, which won many educational adherents. These events made a huge change in our society by introducing us to the new age or world called “technology”.
The Internet has made many things possible that would have been difficult to imagine just a few decades ago. People are able to find information on almost any subject in a few seconds, and more people are able to educate themselves as a result. Many people have also found more opportunities for education through developments in online education. Accredited universities are offering a wide-range of courses for undergraduates and graduate students, and studying through the channels of the Internet has made higher education much more flexible. Although there were many educators and institutions that were skeptical on how effective online education could be and the usage of media on school can also
This paper summarizes the relevant research and provides suggestions for maximizing the positive effects of media and minimizing the negative effects. One focus of this paper s is the seemingly unique effect of media on the education environment and society. Although research clearly demonstrates that well-designed, age-appropriate, educational media can be beneficial to children of preschool age, studies on infants and toddlers suggest that these young children may better understand and learn from real-life experiences than they do from video and also how can be crucial for adolescents before heading to their higher education. With respect to children over two, the authors emphasize the importance of content in mediating the effect of television on cognitive skills and academic achievement.
How did we get here?
Introduction of media on education
In 1982, the personal computer revolution was signaled by Time magazine’s naming “the computer” as its “man of the year”, shortly after IBM introduced its first mass marketed personal computer. Two years later Apple introduced the popular Macintosh model, which won many educational adherents. These events made a huge change in our society by introducing us to the new age or world called “technology”.
The Internet has made many things possible that would have been difficult to imagine just a few decades ago. People are able to find information on almost any subject in a few seconds, and more people are able to educate themselves as a result. Many people have also found more opportunities for education through developments in online education. Accredited universities are offering a wide-range of courses for undergraduates and graduate students, and studying through the channels of the Internet has made higher education much more flexible. Although there were many educators and institutions that were skeptical on how effective online education could be and the usage of media on school can also