Technology and young children: How 4-7 year olds perceive their own use of computers

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 656-664

  McKenney, Susan ^a   Voogt, Joke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer; Elementary school; Ethnicity; Gender; Kindergarten; Technology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER USE; CURRENT PRACTICES; EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; ETHNIC GROUPS; ETHNICITY; GENDER DIFFERENCES; MIDDLE CLASS; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; RELATIVE VALUE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; YOUNG CHILDREN;

ECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 77955231722     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. AAUW Tech Savvy: educating girls in the new computer age 2000 American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Washington, DC
2. C. Aubrey, and S. Dahl A review of the evidence on the use of ICT in the early years foundation stage 2008 BECTA Coventry
3. H. Becker Who's wired and who's not: children's access to and use of computer technology Children and Computer Technology 10 2 2000 44 75
4. L. Brooker, and J. Siraj-Blatchford 'Click on Miaow!': how children of three and four years experience the nursery computer Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 3 2 2002 251 273
5. CBS (2007). Central Bureau voor Statistieken. Retrieved August 29, 2009 from http://statline.cbs.nl/statweb/.
6. Children's Technology Review (1998). Children's Software Evaluation Instrument. Flemington, NJ: Children's Technology Review. Available online at http://www.childrenssoftware.com/rating.html.
7. J. Cohen Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences 1969 Academic Press New York
8. C. Cordes, and E. Miller Fool's gold: a critical look at computers in childhood 2000 Alliance for Childhood College Park, MD
9. M.T. De Jong, and A.G. Bus The efficacy of electronic books in fostering kindergarten children's emergent story understanding Reading Research Quarterly 39 4 2004 378 393
10. De Klerk Wolters, F. (1989). A PATT study among 10- to 12-year-old students in the Netherlands. Journal of Technology Education 1(1).
11. De Koster, S., Kuiper, E., & Volman, M. (2009). A different approach to the integration of ICT in primary education: the school's educational concept as point of departure. Paper presented at the EARLI conference, August 25-29, Amsterdam.
12. A.M. Fish, X. Li, K. McCarrick, S.T. Butler, B. Stanton, and G.A. Brumitt Early childhood computer experience and cognitive development among urban low-income preschoolers Journal of Educational Computing Research 38 1 2008 97 113
13. Haugland, S. (2000). Computers and young children. Eric Digest. Retrieved 20 July, 2008.
14. Haugland, S.W., and Wright, J.L. (1997). Young children and technology: A world of discovery. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
15. S. Judge, K. Puckett, and S. Bell Closing the digital divide: update from the early childhood longitudinal study The Journal of Educational Research 100 1 2006 52 60
16. S. Judge, K. Puckett, and B. Cabuk Digital equity: new findings from the early childhood longitudinal study Journal of Research on Technology in Education 36 4 2004 383 396
17. Knezek, G., Miyashita, K.T., & Sakomoto, T. (1996). Information technology from the child's perspective. In B.A. Collis, G.A. Knezek, K.-W. Lai, K.T. Miyashita, W.J. Pelgrum, T. Plomp & T. Sakomoto, Children and computers in school (pp. 69-103). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
18. G. Knezek, K. Miyashita, and T. Sakamoto Cross-cultural similarities in attitudes toward computers and the implications for teacher education Technology, Pedagogy and Education 2 2 1993 193 204
19. J. Marsh The techno-literacy practices of young children Journal of Early Childhood Research 2 1 2004 51 66
20. J. Marsh, G. Brooks, J. Hughes, L. Ritchie, S. Roberts, and K. Wright Digital beginnings: young children's use of popular culture, media and new technologies 2005 University of Sheffield Sheffield
21. Meelissen, M. (2008). Computer attitudes and competencies among primary and secondary school students. In J. Voogt & G. Knezek, International handbook of information technology in primary and secondary education (pp. 381-395). New York: Springer.
22. Melissen, M. (2005). Ict: Meer voor Wim dan voor Jet? de rol van het basisonderwijs in het aantrekkelijk maken van informatie en communicatie technologie voor jongens en meisjes [ICT: More for William than Jeannette? The role of primary schooling in making information and communications technologies attractive for boys and girls]. Doctoral dissertation. Enschede: University of Twente.
23. National Institute for Community Innovations (2003). The five dimensions of digital equity. Retrieved 20 July, 2008.
24. J. Pelletier, R. Reeve, and C. Halewood Young children's knowledge building and literacy development through knowledge forum [R] Early Education and Development 17 3 2006 323 346
25. L. Plowman, and C. Stephen A 'benign addition'? Research on ICT and pre-school children Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 19 2003 149 164
26. L. Plowman, and C. Stephen Guided interaction in pre-school settings Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 23 2007 14 26
27. Resta, P. & Laferrire, T. (2008). Issues and challenges related to digital equity. In J. Voogt & G. Knezek, International handbook of information technology in primary and secondary education (pp. 765-778). New York: Springer.
28. J. Sheldon Gender stereotypes in educational software for young children Sex Roles 51 7/8 2004 433 444
29. G. Sim, S. MacFarlane, and J. Read All work and no play: measuring fun, usability, and learning in software for children Computers and Education 46 3 2006 235 248
30. Siraj-Blatchford, J., & Siraj-Blatchford, I. (2001). Kidsmart: The Phase 1 UK Evaluation 2000-2001. Retrieved August 24, 2009, from http://www.327matters.org/Docs/IBM.pdf.
31. J. Siraj-Blatchford, and I. Siraj-Blatchford Developmentally appropriate technology in early childhood: video conferencing Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 3 2 2002 216 225
32. K.W.M. Siu, and M.S. Lam Early childhood technology education: a sociocultural perspective Early Childhood Education Journal 32 6 2005 353 358
33. Skeele, R., & Stefankiewicz, G. (2002). Blackbox in the sandbox: the decision to use technology with young children with annotated bibliography of internet resources for teachers of young children. Educational Technology Review, 10(2).
34. K. Subrahmanyam, R. Kraut, P. Greenfield, and E. Gross The impact of home computer use on childrens activities and development Children and Computer Technology 10 2 2000 123 144
35. A.C.A. Ten Brummelhuis, and M. Drent ICT monitor 1998-1999 Basisonderwijs [ICT monitor 1998-1999 Elementary Education] 2000 University of Twente Enschede
36. E. Wartella, and N. Jennings Children and computers: new technology-old concerns Children and Computer Technology 10 2 2000 31 43
37. N. Yelland, G. Neal, and E. Dakich Rethinking education with ICT: new directions for effective practices 2008 Senses Publishing Rotterdam, Netherlands