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Patterns of Kindergarten Children's Social Interaction with Peers in the Computer Area
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Lim, Eun Mee – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2012
This study explored how young children interact with their peers in the computer area of a public kindergarten classroom. Children's social interaction, as defined in this study, is the action of giving and taking information that results in children's knowledge construction and cognitive development that can be accomplished through peer-to-peer…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Young Children, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Application of Multimedia Technology to Study the Ordinal Competences of Children from 3 to 7 Years Old
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Hernandez, Pedro; Gonzalez, Jose Luis – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2011
The main purpose of this paper is to present an ongoing research study on the evolution of pre-numerical and pre-inductive levels of ordinal thought in students from three to seven years old. Our methodology is based on multimedia technology, an automatic and objective record of the data and minimal interaction between students and researcher. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Measurement, Urban Schools
Development of Proportional Reasoning: Where Young Children Go Wrong
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Boyer, Ty W.; Levine, Susan C.; Huttenlocher, Janellen – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Previous studies have found that children have difficulty solving proportional reasoning problems involving discrete units until 10 to 12 years of age, but can solve parallel problems involving continuous quantities by 6 years of age. The present studies examine where children go wrong in processing proportions that involve discrete quantities. A…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cognitive Processes, Children, Elementary Education
Young Children's Learning with Digital Media
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Lieberman, Debra A.; Bates, Cynthia H.; So, Jiyeon – Computers in the Schools, 2009
This article reviews a selection of studies on digital media and learning for young children ages 3 to 6. The range of digital media for this age group is growing and includes computer-delivered and online activities; console video games; handheld media, occasionally with GPS or an accelerometer, in cell phones and other wireless mobile devices;…
Descriptors: Young Children, Social Networks, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
Buried Treasure: The Impact of Computer Use on Young Children's Social, Cognitive, Language Development and Motivation
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McCarrick, Katy; Li, Xiaoming – AACE Journal, 2007
Increasingly, young children are being exposed to computers at home and at school despite disagreement regarding the appropriateness and potential impact of technology on young children's development. Many views that predominant the debates lack empirical support and are too broad in their scope. This study examines the existing empirical studies…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Motivation, Language Acquisition, Child Development
Computers for Cognitive Development in Early Childhood--The Teacher's Role in the Computer Learning Environment
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Nir-Gal, Ofra; Klein, Pnina S. – Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual, 2004
This study was designed to examine the effect of different kinds of adult mediation on the cognitive performance of young children who used computers. The study sample included 150 kindergarten children aged 5-6. The findings indicate that children who engaged in adult-mediated computer activity improved the level of their cognitive performance on…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Kindergarten, Young Children, Teacher Role