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Ozturk, Gulsah; Ohi, Sarah – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2022
Young children develop understandings about literacy from birth through experiences of print in their home environments. Today, written text is often present in children's homes in both print and "digital" forms. What kind of technologies are young children accessing at home and for what purposes? This paper discusses research findings…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Family Literacy
Kelly, Mandy Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Background: This paper poses to discuss and examine the concern of unmonitored and excessive internet use by school-age children, ages eight years to 11 years old, along with the importance of employing a Family Media Use Plan, which is recommended by the American Family of Pediatrics (AAP). This issue, although not often studied, is a common…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Internet, Computer Use, Incidence
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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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Chun Wang To; Luqian Wang; Yi-Teng Shih – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the adoption of distance learning as a new alternative educational approach globally, a shift that has persisted even to the post-pandemic period. Despite identifying online educational advantages in previous studies, the abrupt societal changes brought about by the pandemic have exposed disproportionate…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses
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Esin Yilmaz Kogar; Sumeyra Soysal – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
In this paper, it is aimed to evaluate different aspects of students' response time to items in the mathematics test and their test effort as an indicator of test motivation with the help of some variables at the item and student levels. The data consists of 4th-grade Singapore and Turkish students participating in the TIMSS 2019. Response time…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Mathematics Achievement
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Mariam Elemam; Ahmed Aboeldahab; Khaled Waleed; Razan Mando; Reem Sadeq; Rashid Sultan; Fatima Hasan; Salma Eldesouki; Rizwan Qaisar – Educational Media International, 2024
The shift to online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous complaints from caregivers unaccustomed to new technologies, resulting in technostress, defined as "stress or psychosomatic illness caused by working with computer technology on a daily basis." This study investigates the prevalence and impact of technostress…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary School Students
White, Jeremy – Online Submission, 2022
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a concept that is gaining a following worldwide as a cost-effective means for schools to provide 21st-century skills (Bell, 2010) with limited funding. The current paper shows the results of a survey into the opinions and perceptions of parents of Japanese K1-3 students' use of technology, specifically the…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Private Schools, Kindergarten, Family Environment
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Yarim, Mehmet Ali; Bedirhanoglu, Isil – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2021
This descriptive research using the relational screening model aims at examining the controllable variables that affect students' exam success. In this research, the problems of whether the time spent by the students with their families, having a study desk or room at home, having a library at home and the time spent on digital screens affect…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Children, High Achievement, Low Achievement
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Burušic, Josip; Šimunovic, Mara; Šakic, Marija – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2021
Background: STEM school achievement is related to various student, parent and family characteristics, and experiences in the school setting. Studies also acknowledge the role of informal learning in STEM achievement, mentioning the importance of student digital activities at home. However, the existing studies have not examined in detail the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Talaee, Ebrahim – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2019
This study presents a pattern for Home Computer Use (HCU) and its relation to children's social and behavioural development during primary education. This study answers whether and how HCU (either educational or recreational) during primary school is related to children's social/ behavioural development such as self-regulation, anti-social…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Elementary School Students, Family Environment, Social Development
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Talaee, Ebrahim; Noroozi, Omid – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2019
This study conceptualizes "digital divide" among school children. The concept of digital divide is elaborated on the basis of the layers of technology adoption such as "access", "effective use" and "the social envelope" around children's use of home computers. In this study, a theoretical framework of…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Children
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Lau, Eva Yi Hung; Lee, Kerry – Early Education and Development, 2021
This study explored parents' views on kindergarten and primary school students' distance learning experience and support needed as well as the amount of time children spend on screen media at home during COVID-19 class suspension. Between February 19 and 22, 2020, three weeks after classes were suspended in Hong Kong, responses from 6,702 parents…
Descriptors: Mass Media Use, Computer Use, Parent Attitudes, Kindergarten
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Talaee, Ebrahim; Sylva, Kathy; Evangelou, Maria; Noroozi, Omid – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2018
This study investigates the impact of children's Home Computer Use (HCU), both educational and recreational, on their achievement in Reading and Mathematics during primary school. The data are taken from a longitudinal study in England called Effective Provision of Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE). Hierarchical linear regressions…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Family Environment, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Saal, Petronella Elize; Graham, Marien Alet; van Ryneveld, Linda – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
The Education system in Germany recently invested five billion euro in digital infrastructure for about 40 000 schools. Therefore, this mixed-method study explored the relationship between integrating educational technology in mathematics education and the mathematics achievement of Grade 4 German students. Descriptive statistics and two-level…
Descriptors: Correlation, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Mathematics Education
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2016
Fifty countries from around the world participated in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2016 international assessment of reading comprehension at the fourth grade, and in every country there was a wide range of reading achievement from basic skills to advanced comprehension. This report presents international findings…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, International Assessment