Cognitive Development in Digital Contexts

<p>Section 1 - Young Children's Learning from Digital Media<br>1. Screen Media and the Youngest Viewers: Implications for Attention and Learning<br>Mary L. Courage<br>2. Early Digital Literacy: Learning to Watch, Watching to Learn<br>Georgene L. Troseth, Gabrielle A. Strouse, Colleen E. Russo Johnson<br>3. The Effects of Parent-Child Interaction and Media User on Cognitive Development in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers<br>Tiffany A. Pempek, Alexis R. Lauricella<br>4. Plugging into Word Learning: The Role of Electronic Toys and Digital Media in Language Development<br>Rebecca A. Dore, Jennifer M. Zosh, Kathy Kirsh-Pasek, Roberta M. Golinkoff<br>5. Parasocial Relationshipos with Media Characters: Imaginary Companions for Young Children's Social and Cognitive Development<br>Sanfra L. Calvert</p> <p>Section 2 - Children and Adolescents' Cognitive Skills as Enhanced Via Media<br>6. Young Minds on Video Games<br>Thomas E. Gorman, C. Shawn Green<br>7. Playing With Virtual Blocks: Minecraft as a Learning Environment for Practice and Research<br>H. Chad Lane, Sherry Yi<br>8. The Impact of Digital Media on Executive Planning and Performance in Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Adults<br>Alexander W. Fietzer, Stephanie Chin<br>9. Immersive Virtual Reality and the Developing Child<br>Jakki O. Bailey, Jeremy N. Bailenson<br>10. Digital Childhoods and Literacy Development: Is Textspeak a Special Case of an "Efficient Orthography"?<br>11. Bridging Theory and Practice: Applying Cognitive and Educational Theory to the Design of Educational Media<br>Shalom M. Fisch</p> <p>Section 3 - Media Literacy as a Cognitive Skill<br>12. Understanding the Technical and Social Complexity of the Internet: A Cognitive Developmental Resource Perspective<br>Samantha Bordoff, Zheng Yan<br>13. Measuring the Digital and Media Literacy Competencies of Children and Teens<br>Renee Hobbs<br>14. Risks, Opportunities, and Risky Opportunities: How Children Make Sense of the Online Environment<br>Leslie Haddon, Sonia Livingston</p> <p>Section 4 - Policy and Practice Recommendations for Facilitating Learning from Media<br>15. Children's Learning in a Mobile Media Environment: Policies, Practices, and Possibilities<br>Sarah E. Vaala, Amy B. Jordan<br>16. How Parents Mediate Children's Media Consumption<br>Yalda T. Uhls, Michael B. Robb</p>