Question 2:
How far does the primary and secondary research you have
conducted support the conclusions drawn from the article?
From comparing the primary and secondary research I have
gathered alongside the report, the research in some cases supports the
conclusions drawn in the article.
Overall they all show that children have an interest
in devices and spend more time using them than others. From the research I have
gathered, it was brought to my attention that children prefer using their
smartphones and tablets rather than watching television as you are now able to
access Tv apps on these devices making it easier to watch shows on the go. This
supports the conclusions drawn in the article as they implied that smartphone
and tablet apps have decreased TV users and game consoles.
Also, there has been a rise in on demand sites such as
YouTube causing a decrease in the number of children watching TV. From my
secondary research I was able to gather that TV shows tend to be watched on
catch up rather than on live TV, which can be due to having catch up shows on
apps for smartphones and tablets’ such as; BBC I player, ITV hub and Netflix or
even watching the content on YouTube.
It also showed me that live TV viewings have
decreased over the years and catch up TV has been increasing due to other
devices being more important to them as they would rather go on their
smartphones and use social media to interact with other rather than sit and
watch a show. This is proof that the research I have conducted supports the
conclusions drawn in the 2014 OFCOM article.
Another conclusion I drew from the article was that older
children consider “watching the TV is an important family activity “making it apparent
that older children only watch TV to be with their families rather than
voluntarily wanting to watch it. Also, my Barb research suggests that TV
ratings for children channels such as Disney channel and Nickelodeon are
decreasing however CBBC and Cbeebies manage to keep the same which meaning that
younger children are watching TV channels more than the older viewers.
Band 2: 5 marks
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Primary & Secondary research findings described
- EXPLAIN your research findings & EXPLAIN their relationship to the context (parental attitudes, behaviors, effects of consumption) of the article. Include percentages and greater detail as to HOW they link to OFCOM conclusions.
Some links made as to the relationship between own research and article
- These links between your findings and the conclusions of the article need to be made much clearer, include your Executive summary and hierarchy of findings to address this.
Superficial comments about how research supports conclusions in the article
- There is no detail here about HOW