Technology in early childhood education: Electronic books for improving students’ literacy skills

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2020-06-01

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KAYNAR, NESLİHAN
Sadık, Olgun
BOICHUK, ELINA

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This paper examines teachers' perceptions about using electronic books (e-books) in early childhood education to improve students' literacy skills. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 teachers in three different schools for this aim. Thematic analysis technique was used to analyze the views. The findings suggest that teachers' perceptions of e-books are generally positive. During the interviews, most of the teachers stated that using e-books in early childhood increased the students' interest in reading and their reading competencies. As a mechanism for rewarding, electronic badges integrated into the e-books were reported as a positive factor increasing the students' interest in reading. However, technical problems and parents' limited guidance were reported as the biggest challenges for the students and the teachers in the study.

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Early childhood education, Electronic books, Literacy, Parental guidance, Electronic badges, YOUNG-CHILDREN, DIGITAL BADGES, TEACHERS, PERCEPTIONS, INVOLVEMENT, INTEGRATION, VOCABULARY, CLASSROOM, BARRIERS, READERS

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-020-00520-5#citeas
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/96528

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TechTrends

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00520-5

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Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Article

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N. KAYNAR, O. Sadık, and E. BOICHUK, “Technology in early childhood education: Electronic books for improving students’ literacy skills,” TechTrends, vol. 64, pp. 911–921, 2020, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-020-00520-5#citeas.