The purpose of this study was to analyze the preschooler's television programs in order to help to develop a quality children's educational TV program.
If television is one of the most popular medium for preschoolers and if they do enjoy to watch it...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the preschooler's television programs in order to help to develop a quality children's educational TV program.
If television is one of the most popular medium for preschoolers and if they do enjoy to watch it, then it is necessary to develop a quality educational programs for them.
The three existing preschooler's TV programs which are "One Two Three", "Po Po Po", and "TV Kindergarten" were content analyzed and questionaires were given out to the kindergarten teachers for this study.
The three preschooler's TV programs were esed magazine program format. The educational objectives of the programs are included cognitive, affective, and social-moral domains. However, the programs are not considered the active participation, motivation, and cognitive developmental stage of the children.
The program production cost seems to allocated for the minimum budget. Therefore, the programs could not used variety production techniques. The most of the production was done in the studio so that it gives feeling of congestion and did not lead children to the outside of the world.
In order to elevate the quality of the program, it is necessary to organize children's TV program committee which includes educators, psychologists, broadcaters, advertisers, graphic designers, animators,and actors and actresses.
In this way the program will have scientific educational values which will enhance children's cognitive, affective, and social-moral development.