A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF PRESCHOOLERS' EXPERIENCES IN READING AN E-BOOK

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2012-07-04

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Kaplan, Göknur
Yildirim, Caglar
Islim, Omer Faruk
Duman, Murat

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The diffusion of technology in our daily lives has changed our ways of communication, socialization, play, etc. as well as the way we learn. The reflections of this transformation can also be seen in both formal and informal educational settings. A brief review of the literature reveals both successful implementations and potential problems with technology use in education. However, there is still lack of research studies regarding the use of technology in early childhood education. The literature provides two sides of a current debate on technology use. There is a multitude of researchers who strongly oppose even the idea of technology use in early childhood. They state how technology is speeding up things that a child should experience himself or herself in due time. On the other hand, the advocates argue back that not only adults or pupils but preschoolers should also benefit from the advantages that new technologies have to offer. The current study aims to explore the effects of technology on the reading experiences of preschoolers. It is designed as a qualitative study to further explicate both the advantages and disadvantages of technology utilization. For this purpose, 17 five-year old preschoolers were observed during their reading sessions followed by short interviews. For their reading sessions, they were provided with multi-touch tablets and were observed while reading a digital storybook by using it. The results of the study will shed light on the effects of technology on children's reading experience and will provide new insight into the debate of technology use in early childhood education.

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Computer games, Preservice ICT teachers' perception, Educational use of computer games

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/55059

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4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN)

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Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Conference / Seminar

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G. Kaplan, C. Yildirim, O. F. Islim, and M. Duman, “A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF PRESCHOOLERS’ EXPERIENCES IN READING AN E-BOOK,” presented at the 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, SPAIN, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/55059.