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Computers and Young Children: Software Types, Social Contexts, Gender, Age, and Emotional Responses.
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Shade, Daniel D. – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1994
Videotaped four- to eight-year olds as they interacted with computer software at different levels of developmental appropriateness. Facial expressions and other affective behaviors were analyzed as a function of age, presence of a peer, and appropriateness of software. Found that responses were mediated more by age, gender, and social condition…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
An Exploratory Study of How Pre-Kindergarten Children Use the Interactive Multimedia Technology: Implications for Multimedia Software Design.
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Liu, Min – Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, 1996
Explored responses to interactive multimedia by 3- to 5-year-olds through examination of verbal and facial expressions, use of mouse, body movement, attitudes toward multimedia, and teacher comments. Found great interest in using the technology and little difficulty in adjusting to developmentally appropriate materials, which has implications for…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Software, Computer Software Development