Abstract
This paper investigated 3-4 year old children's engagement levels while they were playing iPads. Observations were used in this study. Eighty students participated in this study. This paper made three important contributions, which include a) children's engagement levels were medium to high while playing iPads, which supports the play-based learning theory in early childhood education, b) young children can use touch screen technology and gestural interfaces in their learning, and c) children were having fun, expressed especially in their verbal languages and utterances. Early childhood educators and young children's parents may find this paper useful in providing access and guidance for young children to use iPads to play and learn.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Computers in Education ICCE 2013 |
| Editors | Lung Hsiang Wong, Chen-Chung Liu, Tsukasa Hirashima, Pudjo Sumedi, Muhammad Lukman |
| Place of Publication | Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia |
| Publisher | UHAMKA Press |
| Pages | 616-621 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-602-8040-72-3 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 21st International Conference on Computers in Education - Bali, Indonesia Duration: 18 Nov 2013 → 22 Nov 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 21st International Conference on Computers in Education |
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| Abbreviated title | ICCE 2013 |
| Country/Territory | Indonesia |
| City | Bali |
| Period | 18/11/13 → 22/11/13 |
Keywords
- Engagement levels
- Gestural interface
- IPads
- Play-based learning
- Touch screen technology