Description
Cognitive Development in Digital Contexts investigates the impact of screen media on key aspects of children and adolescents' cognitive development. Highlighting how screen media impact cognitive development, the book addresses a topic often neglected amid societal concerns about pathological media use and vulnerability to media effects, such as aggression, cyber-bullying and Internet addiction. It addresses children and adolescents' cognitive development involving their interactions with parents, early language development, imaginary play, attention, memory, and executive control, literacy and academic performance.- Covers the impact of digital from both theoretical and practical perspectives- Investigates effects of digital media on attention, memory, language and executive functioning- Examines video games, texting, and virtual reality as contexts for learning- Explores parent-child interactions around media- Considers the development of effective educational media- Addresses media literacy and critical thinking about media- Considers social policy for increasing access to high quality education media and the Internet- Provides guidance for parents on navigating children's technology usage
Table of Contents
Section 1 - Young Children's Learning from Digital Media1. Screen Media and the Youngest Viewers: Implications for Attention and LearningMary L. Courage2. Early Digital Literacy: Learning to Watch, Watching to LearnGeorgene L. Troseth, Gabrielle A. Strouse, Colleen E. Russo Johnson3. The Effects of Parent-Child Interaction and Media User on Cognitive Development in Infants, Toddlers, and PreschoolersTiffany A. Pempek, Alexis R. Lauricella4. Plugging into Word Learning: The Role of Electronic Toys and Digital Media in Language DevelopmentRebecca A. Dore, Jennifer M. Zosh, Kathy Kirsh-Pasek, Roberta M. Golinkoff5. Parasocial Relationshipos with Media Characters: Imaginary Companions for Young Children's Social and Cognitive DevelopmentSanfra L. CalvertSection 2 - Children and Adolescents' Cognitive Skills as Enhanced Via Media6. Young Minds on Video GamesThomas E. Gorman, C. Shawn Green7. Playing With Virtual Blocks: Minecraft as a Learning Environment for Practice and ResearchH. Chad Lane, Sherry Yi8. The Impact of Digital Media on Executive Planning and Performance in Children, Adolescents, and Emerging AdultsAlexander W. Fietzer, Stephanie Chin9. Immersive Virtual Reality and the Developing ChildJakki O. Bailey, Jeremy N. Bailenson10. Digital Childhoods and Literacy Development: Is Textspeak a Special Case of an "Efficient Orthography"?11. Bridging Theory and Practice: Applying Cognitive and Educational Theory to the Design of Educational MediaShalom M. FischSection 3 - Media Literacy as a Cognitive Skill12. Understanding the Technical and Social Complexity of the Internet: A Cognitive Developmental Resource PerspectiveSamantha Bordoff, Zheng Yan13. Measuring the Digital and Media Literacy Competencies of Children and TeensRenee Hobbs14. Risks, Opportunities, and Risky Opportunities: How Children Make Sense of the Online EnvironmentLeslie Haddon, Sonia LivingstonSection 4 - Policy and Practice Recommendations for Facilitating Learning from Media15. Children's Learning in a Mobile Media Environment: Policies, Practices, and PossibilitiesSarah E. Vaala, Amy B. Jordan16. How Parents Mediate Children's Media ConsumptionYalda T. Uhls, Michael B. Robb
