Computer Use in Preschools: Directors' Reports of the State of the Practice

dc.creator	Sharon A. Lynch
dc.creator	Laverne Warner
dc.date	2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:08:24Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:08:24Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/efa9614d826649dab928c7d5c654fada
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/11992
dc.description	For a number of years, authorities in the field of early education have questioned whether computers should be used in classrooms of young children. In response to the controversy surrounding computers and young children, this study investigated directors' reports of the use of computers in Texas child care facilities. Directors of licensed child care programs responded to a survey of 12 questions about computer use in their centers. Results from the majority of respondents indicated that preschool children begin using computers in child care centers between ages 2 and 4 years, regardless of socioeconomic status. Directors responded that the most important goal in children's use of computers was to extend concepts learned in the classroom. The preferred method of instruction in computer use was individual instruction; the most common form of supervision was an adult monitoring a specific classroom zone. The most common placement of computers was in a special learning center in the classroom.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois
dc.relation	http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v6n2/lynch.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2004)
dc.subject	Child Care
dc.subject	Computers
dc.subject	Young Children
dc.subject	Texas
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Computer Use in Preschools: Directors' Reports of the State of the Practice
dc.type	article