Using tablet computers to teach preschool children to write letters: Exploring the impact of extrinsic and intrinsic feedback

Patchan, Melissa M.; Puranik, Cynthia S.

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2016.07.007

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“…Patchan & Puranik [33] studied how technology could support young children's emergent writing skills, in particular tablets. They conducted two individual assessments: letter naming and letter writing with 54 preschool children (ages 41-65 months) in 21 small groups.…”

Section: Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Tangible Technologies for Childhood Education: A Systematic Review

2019

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This study reviews published scientific literature on the use of tangible technologies in childhood education, in order to (a) identify the what tangible technologies have been used, (b) recognize the educational purposes and uses these technologies of, and (c) present a synthesis of the available empirical evidence on its educational effectiveness. After systematically searching in WoS, 288 relevant articles were located and analyzed using the Science Mapping Analysis Software Tool from 1968 to 2018. Then, 29 relevant papers of the last five years were included in the review study. For each article, we analyze the purpose of the study, the type of tangible technology used, the research method applied, the sample characteristics and the main results observed. The articles reviewed suggest that the main tangible technology used in childhood education is the tablet and literacy (basic and emergent) is the area most studied with promising results.

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Section: Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Tangible Technologies for Childhood Education: A Systematic Review

2019

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“…Most solutions involve reducing the degree of friction between the tool and the graphic surface or producing traces directly with the finger to temporarily eliminate penhold. Recently, Patchan and Puranik (2016) showed the benefit of finger-based rather than stylus-based tablet training, which reinforces the idea that decreasing the degree of friction or removing the pen is beneficial to learning. Diversification of media was also observed in the same way by Baraud et al (2018).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 54%

Teaching cursive handwriting: A contribution to the acceptability study of using digital tablets in French classrooms

Bonneton-Botté

Beucher-Marsal²,

Bara

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Journal of Early Childhood Literacy

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The process of teaching and learning handwriting is complex and laborious. A digital learning environment in the form of a tablet app could enhance teachers' knowledge of writer characteristics and their management of classroom diversity. This study aims to identify the needs of cursive writing teachers from a survey of 164 kindergarten teachers in France teaching writing skills for children aged 5 to 6 years. The results provide insights into teacher needs and, therefore, can be used to identify the acceptability criteria of a tool designed to scaffold the teaching of writing gestures. The results of needs analyses have been interpreted in the light of new scientific findings on reading and writing skills, and there is a discussion on the potential of such a digital learning environment for the classroom, particularly during the training and Journal of Early Childhood Literacy 0(0) 1-24 ! The Author(s) 2019 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions skills assessment phases. Questionnaire answers show that the teachers interviewed rarely use digital tools in the classroom and this prompts reflection on the value and meaning that preschool children give to the digital trace.

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“…While we recognize the importance of a supporting adult, individualized learning in line with the child's abilities is less practical in classes where there is only one teacher and many students. Patchan and Puranik (2016) examined how technology, particularly the computer, can be used to provide individualized learning for each child. They found that appropriate and direct feedback at each stage of learning can help the child progress.…”

Section: Children's Activities With a Computer: Digital Versus Human mentioning

confidence: 99%