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| Author: |
Pool, Marina M.; Koolstra, Cees M.; van der Voort, Tom H. A.
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| CMCH Synopsis: |
Researchers wanted to see how having soap operas playing in the background affected students' homework performance and time. In an experiment where 192 eighth graders were given assignments to complete, some were put in rooms where new episodes of a soap opera were playing in the background, some where old episodes were playing, some where only audio was playing, and some where nothing was playing.
Researchers found that students who did homework with old or new episodes of a soap opera on TV did not do as well and took more time than students who either did their homework in silence or who only listened to the audio of a soap opera. They recommend that students avoid watching soap operas on television while they do their homework. © Center on Media and Child Health
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| Year: |
2003 |
| Article Title: |
Distraction effects of background soap operas on homework performance: An experimental study enriched with observational data |
| Journal: |
Educational Psychology |
| Volume: |
23 |
| Issue: |
23 |
| Pages: |
361-380 |
| ISSN: |
0144-3410 |
| Source of Funding: |
Funding Source Not Stated in Paper |
| Study Design: |
Experimental Study
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| Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
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| Age Group: |
Adolescence (13-17 yrs) |
| Keywords: |
Achievement
Adolescents
Attention
Divided Attention
Education
Europeans
Homework
Junior High School Students
Passive Exposure
Performance
Psychology
Soap Operas
Television
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