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Observed Stress Behaviors of 1st-Grade Children Participating in More and Less Developmentally Appropriate Activities in a Computer-based Literacy Laboratory.
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Ruckman, Andrea Young; Burts, Diane C.; Pierce, Sarah H. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1999
Examined the relationship between more and less developmentally appropriate learning activities (MDAP, LDAP) and stress and nonstress behaviors of first graders during a computer-based literacy laboratory. Found that children exhibited more stress behaviors during LDAP learning activities than did children during MDAP learning activities. No…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
The Effects of Computers on the Social Behavior of Preschoolers.
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Heft, Todd M.; Swaminathan, Sudha – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2002
Examined the impact of computers on the social behavior of 14 preschoolers over a 2-month period. Found that there were a total of 91 peer interactions and 33 teacher interactions, including children acknowledging each other, children commenting and being ignored, and children sharing or helping each other. Boys used the computer more than girls.…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Longitudinal Studies