Lessons for child–computer interaction studies following the research challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been experienced differently in and within individual countries and thus has had a different impact on the individual researchers in the child–computer interaction studies. There were several challenges that our research group experienced during the pandemic period, with a rapid transition to digital working conditions and a society managing altered living conditions. The changes happened on all levels of the society, and they affected our key participants — children, teachers, designers of children’s digital books and publishers. In this Viewpoint article we highlight the lessons learnt from the changes in our study designs and data collection processes due to lockdown and other restrictions related to the pandemic. We draw on three case studies to showcase the adjustments we made and the impact such changes have had on the quality of data, participants’ attitudes towards data collection and the studies’ outcomes. The theoretical frameworks of ‘funds of knowledge’ and ‘funds of identity’ structure our discussion on the new knowledge, skills and resources that were mobilized during the pandemic from diverse community members. We propose the concept of ‘community of practice’ to guide future developments in child–computer interaction studies to support and sustain collectives of multi-disciplinary, trusted networks of diverse stakeholders.

Pelatihan Penyusunan Naskah dan Pembuatan E-Modul bagi Guru SMAN 3 Takalar

“…Penelitian (Muthuprasad et al, 2021) menemukan bahwa siswa lebih memilih kelas yang direkam dengan kuis di akhir setiap kelas untuk meningkatkan keefektifan pembelajaran. Penelitian (Kucirkova et al, 2020) juga menemukan bahwa konsep 'komunitas praktik' penting untuk memandu perkembangan studi masa depan. Bahan ajar membantu siswa merekam kuis-kuis pembelajaran dan menuntun siswa dalam pelaksanaan paraktik pembelajaran.…”

Analisis Kemampuan Representasi Matematis Siswa Tipe Camper Dalam Pemecahan Masalah Matematika Di Era Pandemi Covid-19

“…Namun dengan adanya Covid-19, perubahan terjadi di semua lapisan masyarakat dan berdampak serius pada semua jenis lembaga pembelajaran secara global mulai dari taman kanak-kanak, sekolah, perguruan tinggi hingga pusat pendidikan tinggi (Pal & Vanijja, 2020). Penyakit yang disebabkan oleh virus corona, Covid-19, memiliki efek langsung dan jangka panjang pada seluruh tatanan masyarakat (Kucirkova, et al, 2020). Sejak meningkatnya kasus Covid-19, pembelajaran di sekolah dan di perguruan tinggi yang awalnya tatap muka beralih dilaksanakan secara online.…”

Re-defining Characteristics of a Design Protagonist – Elements of Children’s Design Capital

“…These social networks provide opportunities for children to draw new resources, knowledge, and skills. Particularly, during the Covid-19 pandemic children have gained diverse knowledge distributed across their communities (Kucirkova et al 2020). Children bring their FoK from home and everyday experiences and integrate it into design-related science learning…”

“…Only one study (Kucirkova et al 2020) utilized the funds of identity concept and mentioned that FoI is an extension of funds of knowledge concept. FoI is considered a useful tool to promote children's opportunities to learn within design activities.…”

“…Children absorb resources from the network of adults around them to define themselves. That ultimately influences children to find and express themselves as an agent in design activity (Kucirkova et al 2020).…”