Reference Summary Worksheet Reference 1 – Cross-cultural reference Citation in APA format (2 pts) Houghton, S., Hunter, S. C., Rosenberg, M., Wood, L., Zadow, C., Martin, K., & Shilton, T. (2015). Virtually impossible: limiting Australian children and adolescents daily screen based media use. BMC Public Health , 15 (1), 1. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-15-5 Key findings (6 pts) In 2-3 paragraphs, summarize the main findings in your source. The use of screen based media use (SBMU) has seen a steady increase over the years. Research conducted by American, Australian, and Canadian Health departments have cited concerns on the increasing use of SBMU in children, more specifically children under the age of two. It is recommended by many health professionals that children limit their exposure to SBMU to two hour or less per day. However, today this is proving more challenging as SBMU is not just on television, it is a part of schools, afterschool activities, and at each child’s fingertips with the advancements in smartphones. Healthcare experts warnings about SBMU have not been heeded. To the contrary, children today, even after the recommendations have been put out, are using SBMU more then ever. For example, over a ten-year period SBMU data was collected on children and the findings showed in increase in screen viewing of all types from 3 hours and 45 minutes to 4 hours and 30 minutes. Other studies from the USA, UK, and Canada, show a similar trend regarding SBMU and children. All three countries have conducted research targeting the percentage of children who accede the two-hour SBMU recommended threshold. In all three countries the research clearly showed that over 50 percent of the children studied regularly used some form of screen-based media more then the recommended two hours. How do you know that this is a credible/scholarly source? (2 pts) I retrieved this article from the UMUC Library database searching scholarly articles.  The authors and reference list is comprised of subject mater experts in a variety of fields related to this topic of discussion. Reference 2 – Policy reference Citation in APA format (2 pts) Rowan, C. (2010). Unplug—Don’t drug: A critical look at the influence of technology on child behavior with an alternative way of responding other than evaluation and drugging. Ethical Human Psychology And Psychiatry: An International Journal Of Critical Inquiry , 12 (1), 60-68. doi:10.1891/1559-4343.12.1.60 Key findings (6 pts) In 2-3 paragraphs, summarize the main findings in your source. Technology use by children has led to alarming statistics showing obesity and psychiatric disorders on the rise. Today, children’s distractions or medical conditions related to technology use are misdiagnosed and subsequently these children are overly medicated. There are many factors that contribute to kids obesity and psychological issues, but the major contributing factors are less one-on-one time with parents doing out.

1. Reference Summary Worksheet
Reference 1 – Cross-cultural reference
Citation in APA format (2 pts)
Houghton, S., Hunter, S. C., Rosenberg, M., Wood, L., Zadow,
C., Martin, K.,
& Shilton, T. (2015). Virtually impossible: limiting Australian
children
and adolescents daily screen based media use.
BMC Public Health
,
15
(1),
1. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-15-5
Key findings (6 pts)
In 2-3 paragraphs, summarize the main findings in your source.
The use of screen based media use (SBMU) has seen a steady
increase over the years. Research conducted by American,
Australian, and Canadian Health departments have cited
concerns on the increasing use of SBMU in children, more
specifically children under the age of two. It is recommended by
many health professionals that children limit their exposure to
SBMU to two hour or less per day. However, today this is
proving more challenging as SBMU is not just on television, it
is a part of schools, afterschool activities, and at each child’s
fingertips with the advancements in smartphones.
Healthcare experts warnings about SBMU have not been heeded.
To the contrary, children today, even after the recommendations
have been put out, are using SBMU more then ever. For

2. example, over a ten-year period SBMU data was collected on
children and the findings showed in increase in screen viewing
of all types from 3 hours and 45 minutes to 4 hours and 30
minutes. Other studies from the USA, UK, and Canada, show a
similar trend regarding SBMU and children. All three countries
have conducted research targeting the percentage of children
who accede the two-hour SBMU recommended threshold. In all
three countries the research clearly showed that over 50 percent
of the children studied regularly used some form of screen-
based media more then the recommended two hours.
How do you know that this is a credible/scholarly source? (2
pts)
I retrieved this article from the UMUC Library database
searching scholarly articles. The authors and reference list is
comprised of subject mater experts in a variety of fields related
to this topic of discussion.
Reference 2 – Policy reference
Citation in APA format (2 pts)
Rowan, C. (2010). Unplug—Don’t drug: A critical look at the
influence of
technology on child behavior with an alternative way of
responding other
than evaluation and drugging.
Ethical Human Psychology And Psychiatry:
An
International Journal Of Critical Inquiry
,
12
(1), 60-68.
doi:10.1891/1559-4343.12.1.60

3. Key findings (6 pts)
In 2-3 paragraphs, summarize the main findings in your source.
Technology use by children has led to alarming statistics
showing obesity and psychiatric disorders on the rise. Today,
children’s distractions or medical conditions related to
technology use are misdiagnosed and subsequently these
children are overly medicated. There are many factors that
contribute to kids obesity and psychological issues, but the
major contributing factors are less one-on-one time with parents
doing outdoor activities, children are now inundated with
technology on a daily basis, and are disconnecting with the
world and human interaction. Science has shown, for proper
development, children need approximately four hours of
physical play to properly develop motor skills.
Today children in America are reported to spend more then
eight hours a day using various technologies. These hours spent
glued to a screen instead of physical activity leads to attention
deficit disorder, sleep impairment, and potentially decreased
academic performance. To counteract some of these issues,
some physicians recommend balanced technology. The concept
of balanced technology is rather simple, for every hour children
spend indoors on a piece of technology, they in turn should
spend an hour outside doing activities. This ensures a balance
child who has a better chance a proper development.
How do you know that this is a credible/scholarly source? (2
pts)
I retrieved this article from the UMUC Library database
searching scholarly articles. The authors and reference list is
comprised of subject mater experts in a variety of fields related
to this topic of discussion. The Ethical Human Psychology and
Psychiatry is a scholarly International Journal.
Reference 3
Citation in APA format (2 pts)
Nasongkhla, J. & Sujiva, S. (2015).

4. Teacher competency development: Teaching with tablet
technology through Classroom Innovative Action Research
(CIAR) coaching process.
Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences,
174(1), 992-999
. Retrieved from http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1877042815007752/1-
s2.0-S1877042815007752-main.pdf?_tid=cca489de-cdd0-11e5-
8170-
00000aacb35e&acdnat=1454873417_09ed6a0ffafbddbb19ab55a
4581b555b
Key findings (6 pts)
In 2-3 paragraphs, summarize the main findings in your source.
The policy article I will reference is also one that is also on the
perspective from a different country. My intention is to show
how, even though we should try to limit technology use among
children, some counties have implemented it with success on a
large scale for education.
Thailand’s government enacted a policy titled One Tablet Per
Child. This program was developed on the basis that
empowering the children with technological knowledge at an
early age will better prepare them for the future. The program
was implemented with many checks and balances to ensure
student and teacher and student competencies were accounted
for. Students and teachers performances were graded and
tracked to see if any marked improvement was seen through
implementation of the program.
500 thousand first grade students were given tablets when this
program started as a learning tool for their daily classwork.
After the rollout of the tablets a study began called Classroom
Innovative Action Research focusing on teachers’ competencies
assessment, students’ competencies assessment, students’
learning outcomes assessment, questionnaire for students ‘self

5. report, questionnaire for parents, guidelines for classroom
observation. From these assessments the students that were
studied showed a vast improvement in learning outcomes, but
tested low in student competency.
How do you know that this is a credible/scholarly source? (2
pts)
I retrieved this article from the UMUC Library database
searching scholarly articles. The authors and reference list is
comprised of subject mater experts in a variety of fields related
to this topic of discussion. Both authors are professors at the
department of education in Bangkok, Thailand, which makes
them subject matter experts with a non-bias opinion.
Reference 4
Citation in APA format (2 pts)
Paavonen, E. J., Pennonen, M., Roine, M., Valkonen, S., &
Lahikainen, A.
R. (2006). TV exposure associated with sleep disturbances in 5-
to 6-
year-old children.
Journal Of Sleep Research
,
15
(2), 154-161.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2869.2006.00525.x
Key findings (6 pts)
In 2-3 paragraphs, summarize the main findings in your source.
The purpose of this article is to show the correlation between
technologies usage by children watching television and sleep
disturbances. Findings from this article suggest exposure to

6. media shortens sleep and also affects the type of sleep children
get. Some of the problems associated with children watching
media before bed isn’t the act of watching television, but the
content of what they are viewing. Because children aren’t
mature enough to understand the difference between fiction and
non-fiction what they see on television has an effect on them in
a way that it doesn’t affect adults.
Research was conducted measuring 34 items including times the
TV was on; if children were awake during that time, and how
much time the child was watching TV while on. Parents of the
children were given a questionnaire asking questions about their
child’s sleep patterns in relation to the TV that was viewed. The
results from the research were clear. Families who viewed TV
more often or for longer periods had children with high sleep
problems. Sleep problems among children tested was also high
when those children watched TV right before bed. More
specifically, if the content of what was watched right before bed
was geared more toward adults, like nightly news, the children
suffered from limited sleep or sleep-wake disorders.
How do you know that this is a credible/scholarly source? (2
pts)
I retrieved this article from the UMUC Library database
searching scholarly articles. The authors and reference list is
comprised of subject mater experts in a variety of fields related
to this topic of discussion. This source is a sleep research
journal with references from many scholarly authors.
Reference 5
Citation in APA format (2 pts)
Sebire, S., Jago, R., Gorely, T., Cillero, I., & Biddle, S. (2011).
“If there
wasn't the technology then I would probably be out everyday”:
A
qualitative study of children's strategies to reduce their screen
viewing.
Preventive Medicine
, 53(1), 303-308. Retrieved from:

7. http://ac.els-
cdn.com/S0091743511003082/1-s2.0-S0091743511003082-
main.pdf?_tid=711b98da-ccfb-11e5-921b-
00000aacb360&acdnat=1454781781_012a7eebf80cc23e975fd0a
1108d8ea7
Key findings (6 pts)
In 2-3 paragraphs, summarize the main findings in your source.
This article poses the idea that screen viewing (SV) among
children can be reduced if children are empowered with
developing ideas on how to limit SV use. Research was
conducted with British children focused on SV, and ways to
limit its use. The main idea discovered was SV rules imposed by
adults were more susceptible to pushback by children. Children
were allowed to develop ways to limit SV usage through peer
led focus groups, which lead to many findings.
Three ideas were developed to reduce SV by the students. These
ideas were, what SV could they go without the most, what time
of day would be best to limit SV use, and what activities could
they do to replace SV use. Once the students reduced SV use the
majority of those studied showed a positive response toward the
change.
The students mainly reduced their SV associated with computers
and televisions. Students identified the times of before and after
school as the times they could reduce SV, and instead replace
that time with outdoor activities. Students also developed ideas
on how to reward themselves for limiting SV use. These self-
imposed rewards better accepted then previous SV limitations
placed by parents like time limits and verbal demands.
Ultimately the SV experiment found that self-discovery methods
for reducing SV are promising, but further testing may be
required to ensure accuracy.
How do you know that this is a credible/scholarly source? (2
pts)

8. I retrieved this article from the UMUC Library database
searching scholarly articles. The authors and reference list is
comprised of subject mater experts in a variety of fields related
to this topic of discussion. This source is a preventative
medicine journal with references from many scholarly authors.