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ERIC Number: EJ957634
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
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Preschool Children's Learning with Technology at Home
Plowman, Lydia; Stevenson, Olivia; Stephen, Christine; McPake, Joanna
Computers & Education, v59 n1 p30-37 Aug 2012
We produced case studies of fourteen families based on nine rounds of data collection during the period from June 2008 to October 2009. We focused on fourteen children who were three years old when our visits started and used an ecocultural approach to examine their experiences of learning and playing with technologies at home. The study describes i) which technologies children encounter at home, ii) how family practices influence children's encounters with technology, and iii) what children are learning through their interactions with technology. We present a framework of four areas of learning that could be supported by technology: acquiring operational skills, extending knowledge and understanding of the world, developing dispositions to learn, and understanding the role of technology in everyday life. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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