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Revisiting the Effect of Reminders on Infants' Media Memories: Does the Encoding Format Matter?
Rachel Barr; Natalie Brito; Gabrielle Simcock
Developmental Psychology Vol. 49, No. 11 (November 2013) pp. 2112–2119
With the present research, the authors examined whether reminders could maintain 18-month-olds' memories generated from picture books and videos. Infants (N = 98) were shown a series of target actions in a picture book or on video. Either 24 hr ...
Topics: Video, Multimedia
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The Influence of Electronic Sound Effects on Learning from Televised and Live Models
Rachel Barr; Nancy Wyss; Mark Somanader
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Vol. 103, No. 1 (May 2009) pp. 1–16
Infants rapidly accrue information via imitation from multiple sources, including television and electronic toys. In two experiments, we examined whether adding sound effects to video or live demonstrations would influence imitation by 6-, 12-, and...
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Professional Development for Interdisciplinary Civic Education: Impacts on Humanities Teachers and Their Students
Dennis J. Barr; Beth Boulay; Robert L. Selman; Rachel McCormick; Ethan Lowenstein; Beth Gamse; Melinda Fine; M Brielle Leonard
Teachers College Record Vol. 117, No. 2 (2015)
Background/Context: Billions of dollars are spent annually on professional development (PD) for educators, yet few randomized controlled trials (RCT) have demonstrated the ultimate impact PD has on student learning. Further, while policymakers and...