EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE &amp; EDUCATION: AN ICT PERSPECTIVE

Mishra, Pradeep Kumar; Joseph, Anthony J.

doi:10.33407/itlt.v27i1.565

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“…(Bolstad, 2004;Plowman & Stephen, 2005). These varied forms of DT may provide opportunities to support many aspects of ECE (Mishra & Joseph, 2012). DTs may support children's learning and enrich game experiments.…”

Section: Teachers and Dt In Ecementioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Technology (DT) Usage of Preschool Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms

Konca¹,

Erden²

2021

Journal of Education and Future

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This cross-sectional survey study aims to investigate preschool teachers' usage of digital technologies (DT) in early childhood education. To investigate teachers' use of DT, a questionnaire was completed by 167 preschool teachers from 52 different preschools. Besides, the Attitude Scale for Technological Tools and Materials Use in Preschool Education was completed by the teachers. The results of the study revealed that the classrooms were equipped with a variety of DT such as television, DVD, computer, and smartphone. Teachers tended to use television and computers in the classroom activities. Although the teachers had a positive attitude towards using DT in early childhood education, they used ICT on a limited scale. They mainly utilized these devices in order for the children to watch cartoon films and listen to music. Gender, teaching experience, and attitudes of teachers towards using ICT did not significantly predict their DT usage in their classroom activities. The results imply that though teachers had enough DT sources and positive attitude towards using those devices in their classroom activities, their DT usage was limited to few types of activities. For improving the quality of DT use in the classrooms by teachers, barriers to teachers' successful technology integration in their classrooms should be determined.

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Section: Teachers and Dt In Ecementioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Technology (DT) Usage of Preschool Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms

Konca¹,

Erden²

2021

Journal of Education and Future

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“…The idea of fostering creative skills in digital environments has been implemented in different ECEC programs and studies [21,28,99,103,113]. For example, drawing tools for children can be implemented, and various providers, e.g., TATE UK (https://www.tate.…”

Section: Creativitymentioning

confidence: 99%

ICT Skills in the Deployment of 21st Century Skills: A (Cognitive) Developmental Perspective through Early Childhood

Weber

Greiff

2023

Applied Sciences

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ICT technologies are an integral part of today’s digitized society. Therefore, it is important that children acquire ICT skills as part of 21st century skills education to prepare them for later life. Drawing on the literature, seven 21st century skills can profit from the addition of ICT skills, i.e., technical, information, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creative, and problem-solving skills. While many efforts have been made to integrate ICT skills as part of 21st century skills education into primary and secondary school curricula, the implementation of these skills in early childhood education and care remains a challenge due to developmental concerns. This paper aims to uncover developmental antecedents for ICT 21st century skills in early childhood, mainly addressing children’s cognitive development, and propose ways to implement these skills in child-friendly ways. Drawing on the literature on developmental psychology, seven cognitive developmental antecedents were identified: inductive, deductive, abductive, causal, and scientific reasoning, executive functions, and computational thinking. Moreover, five additional developmental antecedents were identified: fine motor skills, language development, self-regulation, social-emotional development, and creativity. On the backdrop of these antecedents, ways of implementing ICT skills as part of 21st century skills education in early childhood classrooms are proposed that include digital games and learning apps, collaborative play or problem-solving activities with toy robots.

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“…Since the adoption of digital technologies in early childhood education, numerous opportunities have been made available for children's education. These opportunities not only help children learn more easily but also enhance many different facets of early childhood education including children's learning experiences, professional learning as well as communication skills (Mishra & Joseph, 2012;Preradovic et al, 2016).…”

Section: Digital Technology In Early Childhoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parents’ Attitudes towards Digital Technology Use in Early Childhood

Zakaria¹,

Omar²,

Aziz³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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The use of digital technology is significant in improving children's teaching and learning experiences. For their children to experience the enormous advantages of digital technology, parental involvement is deemed crucial. On that note, this study investigates parents' attitudes towards the advantages and disadvantages of digital technology during the early years. Also, this study examines the relationships between family monthly income and the parents' perceptions towards the use of digital technology. Using a simple random sampling technique, a total of 136 completed survey questionnaires were collected from parents whose children enrolled at formal early childhood education institutions in Malaysia. Descriptive analysis, reliability analysis and a one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were performed. The finding reveals that parents showed positive attitudes towards the use of digital technology in early childhood. Additionally, the study indicates that family monthly income did not influence the parents' attitudes towards the advantages and disadvantages of digital technology. Future research is suggested to include the involvement of preschool stakeholders in designing and managing educational materials for preschoolers.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION: AN ICT PERSPECTIVE

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Digital Technology (DT) Usage of Preschool Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms

Digital Technology (DT) Usage of Preschool Teachers in Early Childhood Classrooms

ICT Skills in the Deployment of 21st Century Skills: A (Cognitive) Developmental Perspective through Early Childhood

Parents’ Attitudes towards Digital Technology Use in Early Childhood

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