Beschreibung
Learning apps for preschoolers are now widespread and can positively impact on children's competency development (Herodotou, 2018). However, in the realm of social-cognitive and emotional learning, the data is currently limited (Wu & Kim, 2019). In our study, we investigated the acceptance and effects of a narratively structured learning app on children's social-cognitive and emotional competencies, such as emotional knowledge, emotion recognition and prosocial skills.As part of a pilot study with N = 11 Viennese children (55% female) in the final year of kindergarten, the acceptance of the app was examined. The children had an average age of M = 5 years, 11 months (SD = 3.55), with 72% speaking a language other than German at home. The children played a sequence of the app for 5 minutes each followed by a short interview. The majority of children rated the app as "very good" on a smiley scale of 1 to 5 (M = 4.81, SD = 0.39), and expressed a desire to continue playing (M = 4.00, SD = 0.77). In an interventional study design, the app will be used with a larger sample of children in Germany and Austria. We anticipate that the app's use of exercises in perspective-taking, emotion recognition, and empathy-enhancing narratives can promote the social-cognitive and emotional competencies of children. The results of the interventional study are available at the time of the presentation and will be discussed together with the pilot study findings.
Herodotou, C. (2018). Young children and tablets: A systematic review of effects on learning and development. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 34(2), 1-9. https:// doi. org/10.1111/jcal.12220
Wu, L. & Kim, M. (2019). See, Touch, and Feel: Enhancing Young Children's Empathy Learning Through a Tablet Game. Mind, Brain, and Education, 13, 1-11. https:// doi. org/10.1111/mbe.12218
Zeitraum | 11 Juli 2024 |
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Ereignistitel | EARLI SIG 5 & SIG 28 conference: Fostering empathy, creativitiy and resilience for a sustainable future |
Veranstaltungstyp | Konferenz |
Ort | Warsaw, PolenAuf Karte anzeigen |
Bekanntheitsgrad | International |