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Examination of the Relationship between Technology Use of 5-6 Year-Old Children and Their Social Skills and Social Status
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Gülay Ogelman, Hülya; Güngör, Hande; Körükçü, Özlem; Erten Sarkaya, Hatice – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
The primary objective of this study is to determine the predictive effect of technology use durations of 5-6 year-old children on their social skill levels and social status. In this study, children's technology usage is restricted to the use of television, portable computers, tablets and smartphones. The sample group of the study consisted of 162…
Descriptors: Young Children, Interpersonal Competence, Social Status, Television
Understanding the Intention of Chinese Parents to Enroll Their Children in Early Enrichment Programs -- A Social Media Perspective
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Yu, Yiqing; Wang, Xinghua – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Early learning centers are springing up rapidly in China. However, parents are confronted with high prices and difficulty in assessing the effectiveness of early enrichment programs (EEPs). This study was driven by this phenomenon and aimed to investigate parental decision-making processes of buying EEPs from a social media perspective. We sampled…
Descriptors: Intention, Parent Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Enrichment Activities
Young Children's Computer Skills Development from Kindergarten to Third Grade
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Sackes, Mesut; Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Bell, Randy L. – Computers & Education, 2011
This investigation explores young children's computer skills development from kindergarten to third grade using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten (ECLS-K) dataset. The sample size of the study was 8642 children. Latent growth curve modeling analysis was used as an analytical tool to examine the development of children's computer…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Young Children, Computers, Kindergarten
Does Computer Use Promote the Mathematical Proficiency of ELL Students?
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Kim, Sunha; Chang, Mido – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
The study explored the effects of computer use on the mathematical performance of students with special attention to ELL students. To achieve a high generalizability of findings, the study used a U.S. nationally representative database, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K), and adopted proper weights. The study…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students