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ArticleJournal of applied research in memory and cognition2023

Reexamining models of early learning in the digital age: Applications for learning in the wild.

Rachel Barr, Heather Kirkorian

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Article in Journal of applied research in memory and cognition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Presidential Address: Examining Family Media Ecology: A Focus on Convergence.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies · 2026
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  3. In the Living Room and Across the Screen: Intergenerational Play Between Infants and Grandparents.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies · 2026
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  4. Screen Time Is More than Just the Screen: Indirect Media Exposure Dominates Infants' Digital Environments.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies · 2026
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  5. Article
  6. Sleep and Selective Memory Consolidation in Infants: Exploring the Impact of Learning Contexts.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Rachel BarrGeorgetown University.
Heather KirkorianUniversity of Wisconsin.

Funding

Putting infants' media exposure in context: The Ecology of Media Use (EMU) studyP01HD109907 · NICHD · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI BARR, RACHEL F., COYNE, SARAH · 2022 to 2024
$1.7M
Thriving in a Digital World: Examining Trajectories of Healthy and Problematic Media use in Early ChildhoodR15HD101969 · NICHD · BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY · PI Sarah Coyne · 2020 to 2026
$995k
NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD109907NICHD NIH HHS R15 HD101969
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Young children are growing up in an increasingly complicated digital world. Laboratory-based research shows it is cognitively demanding to process and transfer information presented on screens during early childhood. Multiple explanations for this cognitive challenge have been proposed. This review provides an updated comprehensive framework that integrates prior theoretical explanations to develop new testable hypotheses. The review also considers the how the research can be generalized to the "wild" where children engage with multiple commercial products daily. It includes real-world applications for improving children's learning and memory from screen-based media by adding supportive cues and reducing distraction and interference. The review concludes with a call for future collaborative research between researchers, content developers, and families to better understand age-related changes in both short-term and long-term learning from digital media. Finally, policy makers need to be involved to ensure equitable access and to create a safe digital space for all families.

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PMID38223884
PMCPMC10783145

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