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Download full textChrist, Tanya; Wang, X. Christine; Chiu, Ming Ming; Strekalova-Hughes, Ekaterina – AERA Open, 2019
Given the increasing use of app books with young children, research is needed to inform their selection and design. Although broad guidelines exist, more fine-grained guidance is needed. To address this need, we explored the relations among app books' digital affordances, readers' behaviors with these affordances during both buddy and individual…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Kindergarten, Electronic Publishing, Books
Wang, X. Christine; Christ, Tanya; Chiu, Ming Ming; Strekalova-Hughes, Ekaterina – AERA Open, 2019
Interactive app books are increasingly part of young children's literacy ecosystem. However, most previous studies examined buddy reading with traditional print books or CD-ROM books. Little is known about whether and how buddy reading with app books might be related to subsequent individual reading. To address this, informed by multimodal…
Descriptors: Correlation, Kindergarten, Reading Comprehension, Computer Oriented Programs
Direct linkHegarty, Bronwyn; Thompson, Matt – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2019
Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate how the facilitation of a vocational lecturer (teacher) influenced the engagement of fifteen carpentry students during their learning. This facilitation occurred while the students used smartphones and mobile applications to create visual assessment ePortfolios. Background: To encourage…
Descriptors: Teacher Influence, Learner Engagement, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Abdullah, Mohamed – Online Submission, 2015
The study aims to investigate are using Web 2.0 applications promoting reflective thinking skills for higher education student in faculty for education. Although the literature reveals that technology integration is a trend in higher education and researchers and educators have increasingly shared their ideas and examples of implementations of Web…
Descriptors: Reflection, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Web 2.0 Technologies
Caverly, David C. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2013
In the last column, author David Caverly discussed the role of mobile devices (i.e., phones, tablets, laptops) in everyday lives and in academia. In this column, he reviews specific apps for fostering literacy development. Still, he warns that with over 800,000 apps for Apple and Android devices (iOS or Android, respectively) and the Windows…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Pasnik, Shelley; Moorthy, Savitha; Hupert, Naomi; Llorente, Carlin; Silander, Megan; Dominguez, Ximena – Education Development Center, Inc., 2015
The study presented here addresses the question of how time spent viewing and playing with PBS KIDS educational, non-commercial media at home, in family settings, can foster positive outcomes for children and parents/caregivers. The study focused on PEG+CAT, a first-generation transmedia program designed to promote children's mathematics and…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Mathematics Skills, Access to Education, Public Television
