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Kim, Yanghee; Marx, Sherry; Pham, Hung Viet; Nguyen, Tung – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
This qualitative study explored the design and implementation of a humanoid social robot that mediated collaborative interactions among culturally and linguistically diverse kindergarten children in a US school. The robotic mediation was designed to help children have positive interactions with one another. The study was grounded in theories of…
Descriptors: Robotics, Computer Mediated Communication, Ethnography, Interpersonal Communication
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Putman, Rebecca S. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2017
Guided by Vygotsky's social learning theory, this study reports a 24-week investigation on whether regular use of Istation®, an integrated learning system used by approximately 4 million students in the United States, had an effect on the early literacy achievement of children in twelve kindergarten classrooms. A mixed-method, quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Kindergarten, Correlation
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Boschman, Ferry; McKenney, Susan; Voogt, Joke – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2014
The goal of this study was to reach a better understanding of the intuitive decisions teachers make when designing a technology-rich learning environment. A multiple case-study design was employed to examine what kinds of factors (external priorities, existing orientations or practical concerns) influence design interactions of teams of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Brainstorming, Case Studies, Intuition
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Cviko, Amina; McKenney, Susan; Voogt, Joke – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2012
PictoPal is the name of a technology-rich curriculum with a focus on emergent literacy of Dutch kindergarteners. A case study design was used to examine teacher technology integration within PictoPal along with their perceptions about teaching/learning, technology and technology-based innovations. Observations were undertaken on pupils' engagement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Technology, Kindergarten