Development and Application of FOCUS App for Assessment of Approaches to Learning in 3-8-Year-Old Children in Kenya: A Design-Based Research Approach

Autor/inn/en	Amukune, Stephen; Barrett, Karen Caplovitz; Szabó, Norbert; Józsa, Krisztián
Titel	Development and Application of FOCUS App for Assessment of Approaches to Learning in 3-8-Year-Old Children in Kenya: A Design-Based Research Approach
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood, 55 (2023) 1, S.69-87 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Amukune, Stephen) ORCID (Barrett, Karen Caplovitz) ORCID (Szabó, Norbert) ORCID (Józsa, Krisztián)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7187
DOI	10.1007/s13158-022-00324-z
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Games; Handheld Devices; Mastery Learning; Student Motivation; Executive Function; Computer Oriented Programs; Cultural Context; Preschool Children; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Early Childhood Education; School Readiness; Young Children; Kenya + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Educational game; Lernspiel; Schulische Motivation; Computerprogramm; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Frühe Kindheit; Kenia
Abstract	Performance-based tools to assess school readiness domains such as Approaches to Learning are lacking in Low and Middle-Income Countries such as Kenya. This study aims to develop the Kenyan version of the FOCUS app (Finding Out Children's Unique Strengths), a game-like computer tablet assessment of two Approaches to Learning domains: mastery motivation and executive functions. We used a design-based research approach to develop and validate the FOCUS app, initially designed for the US and Hungarian Cultures, to suit the Kenyan context. We later followed children longitudinally from preschool to grade 1, to assess the applicability of the FOCUS app to the two grade levels. Results showed that the FOCUS app is valid and reliable. There was no significant difference in mastery motivation between the two waves. The FOCUS App can complement other school readiness tools to assess Approaches to Learning as one of the strategies to enhance school and life success. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01