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Vaiopoulou, Julie; Papadakis, Stamatios; Sifaki, Eirini; Kalogiannakis, Michail; Stamovlasis, Dimitrios – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
This study explored certain popular educational apps' vital characteristics and potential profiles (n1 = 50) for kindergarten kids. The profile analysis involved a categorization ascended from an evaluation process conducted by pre-service early childhood teachers' (n2 = 295) at the University of Crete, Greece, using a new instrument, validated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Kindergarten, Educational Technology
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Papadakis, Stamatios; Alexandraki, Foteini; Zaranis, Nikolaos – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
In the last decade, interactive touchscreen devices have become ubiquitous in young children, and toddlers first experience touchscreen technology before two. Although parents have a vital role in developing the home environment as a stimulus for development, they also have conflicting views on the appropriateness of using apps to deliver…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Kindergarten, Parent Role
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Zaranis, Nicholas; Synodi, Evanthia – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
The purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate the effectiveness of computer assisted teaching of geometry shapes and an interactionist approach to teaching geometry in kindergarten versus other more traditional teaching methods. Our research compares the improvement of the children's geometrical competence using two teaching approaches. The…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Zaranis, Nicholas – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
The purpose of this study is to investigate if information and communications technology (ICT) helps improve kindergarten students' basic mathematical achievement regarding addition. Our research compares the level of mathematical competence of the students taught using our ICT oriented learning method which specifically takes advantage of…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction