Touching the screen: Issues related to the use of touchscreen technology in early childhood education
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
British Journal of Educational Technology
Publication Date
6-1-2003
Abstract
This paper reports on a research project that investigated the use of touch-screens by children in early childhood and junior primary settings by introducing touchscreens in five classrooms in Melbourne. Several methods to obtain information about how children interacted with the touchscreens were used including observation, journals and field notes, and interviews. The research identified five key themes, relating to developmental issues, input device preference, technical issues, individual differences in children's use of the touchscreen and issues of collaboration.
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ISSN
Publisher
Wiley
Volume
34
Issue
3
First Page
329
Last Page
339
Disciplines
Education
Keywords
Display devices, Human computer interaction, Information dissemination, Information technology, Interactive computer systems, Research, Societies and institutions, Childhood education, Touchscreen technology, Computer aided instruction
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Recommended Citation
Romeo, Geoff; Edwards, Suzy; McNamara, Sue; Walker, Ian; and Ziguras, Christopher, "Touching the screen: Issues related to the use of touchscreen technology in early childhood education" (2003). All Works. 3664.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/3664
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no