Title
Preschool children's learning with technology at home
Abstract
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.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1016/j.compedu.2011.11.014
Computers & Education
Keywords
Field
DocType
preschool child,data collection,operational skill,everyday life,ecocultural approach,family practice,fourteen family,technologies children encounter,fourteen child,case study,interaction,educational technology,technology
Educational technology,Data collection,Everyday life,Psychology,Pedagogy
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
59
1
0360-1315
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
16
0.99
3
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Lydia Plowman122340.92
Olivia Stevenson2272.26
Christine Stephen3728.19
Joanna McPake4293.20