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Rönkkö, Marja-Leena; Yliverronen, Virpi; Kangas, Kaiju – Design and Technology Education, 2021
The present study explored pre-primary students' investigative activity during a longitudinal, integrative technology education project: the Power Creatures project. Investigative activity refers to the way young children act in a learning context that combines inquiry-based activities with creative hands-on activities, such as designing and…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Technology Education, Preschool Education, Investigations
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Smeets, Daisy J. H.; Bus, Adriana G. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
The goals of this study were to examine (a) whether extratextual vocabulary instructions embedded in electronic storybooks facilitated word learning over reading alone and (b) whether instructional formats that required children to invest more effort were more effective than formats that required less effort. A computer-based "assistant" was added…
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Vocabulary Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Questioning Techniques
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Parton, Becky Sue; Hancock, Robert; Mihir, Mihir – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2010
This paper examined multiple types of physical world hyperlinking hardware configurations for the purpose of determining an optimal reader/tag combination for K-6 student use. Both traditional barcode tags and two types of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags were placed on tangible items. Students ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade…
Descriptors: Computers, Instructional Materials, Educational Technology, Electronic Equipment