Young children and tablets: A systematic review of effects on learning and development

C Herodotou - Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mobile applications are popular among young children, yet there is a dearth of studies
examining their impact on learning and development. A systematic review identified 19 …

Teachers' beliefs about technology integration in early childhood education: A meta-ethnographical synthesis of qualitative research

P Mertala - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a body of evidence suggesting that instead of concentrating only on teaching and
learning (the education task), teachers believe that their tasks are to care for their students …

Mobile educational applications for children: what educators and parents need to know

S Papadakis, M Kalogiannakis - International Journal of …, 2017 - inderscienceonline.com
The popularity of smart mobile devices is growing fast. These digital devices represent a
new generation of technological tools that offer remarkable access to content as well as …

Tablets and apps for promoting robotics, mathematics, STEM education and literacy in early childhood education

P Dorouka, S Papadakis… - International Journal of …, 2020 - inderscienceonline.com
New interactive technologies in terms of smart mobile devices and accompanied
applications (apps) attract an increasing attention in the field of preschool and early-primary …

Using tablets and apps to enhance emergent literacy skills in young children

MM Neumann - Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2018 - Elsevier
Touch screen tablets (eg, iPads) are being increasingly used by young children due to their
stimulating multimodal features and intuitive touch-based interface. However, little is known …

Informal tools in formal contexts: Development of a model to assess the acceptance of mobile technologies among teachers

JC Sánchez-Prieto, S Olmos-Migueláñez… - Computers in Human …, 2016 - Elsevier
Traditionally, mobile learning has been more strongly developed within the field of informal
education. However, in the past few years there has been a growing interest for the …

Tools for evaluating educational apps for young children: a systematic review of the literature

S Papadakis - Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study, by critically analyzing material from multiple sources, aims to provide an
overview of what is available on evaluation tools for educational apps for children. To realize …

A conceptual framework for emergent digital literacy

MM Neumann, G Finger, DL Neumann - Early childhood education journal, 2017 - Springer
As we progress in the 21st century, children learn to become proficient readers and writers
of both digital and non-digital texts. Knowledge, skills, and understandings of literacy …

The use of touch-screen tablets at home and pre-school to foster emergent literacy

MM Neumann, DL Neumann - Journal of early childhood …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Young children living in technology-based communities are using touch-screen tablets (eg
iPads) to engage with the digital world at an early age. The intuitive touch-screen interface …

The influence of TPACK contextual factors on early childhood educators' tablet computer use

CK Blackwell, AR Lauricella, E Wartella - Computers & Education, 2016 - Elsevier
Tablet computers are increasingly becoming commonplace in classrooms around the world.
More than half of early childhood educators in the US now have access to tablets, making it …