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ERIC Number: EJ954587
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
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Teachers Enacting a Technology-Rich Curriculum for Emergent Literacy
Cviko, Amina; McKenney, Susan; Voogt, Joke
Educational Technology Research and Development, v60 n1 p31-54 Feb 2012
PictoPal is the name of a technology-rich curriculum with a focus on emergent literacy of Dutch kindergarteners. A case study design was used to examine teacher technology integration within PictoPal along with their perceptions about teaching/learning, technology and technology-based innovations. Observations were undertaken on pupils' engagement and teachers' technology integration within PictoPal. Interviews were used to examine teachers' perceptions. Pupils' emergent literacy learning was examined in a nonequivalent control quasi experimental design. Four kindergarten teachers and four classes (N = 95 pupils) participated in the use of PictoPal. The findings suggest that a high extent of technology integration is related to: a developmental approach to teaching/learning; positive attitudes and expectations towards technology-based innovations; and positive perceptions of support in stressful work conditions. Significant learning gains were found for the experimental group using PictoPal. High pupil learning gains were not related to a high extent of technology integration. Senior kindergarteners engaged to a higher extent with PictoPal than junior kindergarteners. (Contains 7 figures and 7 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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