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Touching the screen: issues related to the use of touchscreen technology in early childhood education
Author(s) -
Romeo Geoff,
Edwards Suzy,
McNamara Sue,
Walker Ian,
Ziguras Christopher
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8535.00330
Subject(s) - touchscreen , early childhood , key (lock) , preference , psychology , computer science , multimedia , developmental psychology , human–computer interaction , computer security , economics , microeconomics
This paper reports on a research project that investigated the use of touchscreens 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.