Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Child Development | 2 |
| Computer Simulation | 2 |
| Student Attitudes | 2 |
| Animals | 1 |
| College Students | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Correlation | 1 |
| Educational Technology | 1 |
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
| Emotional Development | 1 |
| Empathy | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Attitude Scale | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkZimmermann, Laura K. – College Teaching, 2013
Interest in the use of technology in the classroom continues to grow. The current study included 100 students who registered for a 200 level child development class at a private university in Northern Virginia. Students were from 4 different sections taught by the same professor in different semesters. Two of the sections used a textbook. The…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Child Development
The Socioemotional Effects of a Computer-Simulated Animal on Children's Empathy and Humane Attitudes
Tsai, Yueh-Feng Lily; Kaufman, David M. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study investigated the potential of using a computer-simulated animal in a handheld virtual pet videogame to improve children's empathy and humane attitudes. Also investigated was whether sex differences existed in children's development of empathy and humane attitudes resulting from play, as well as their feelings for a virtual pet. The…
Descriptors: Animals, Empathy, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
