Children's Use of Electronic Technologies in the Home (Based on Structured Interviews with 275 Children in Eleven Primary Schools in Urban Sydney).

Autor/inn/en	Downes, Toni; Reddacliff, Cathy; Moont, Sue
Titel	Children's Use of Electronic Technologies in the Home (Based on Structured Interviews with 275 Children in Eleven Primary Schools in Urban Sydney).
Quelle	(1996), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Computers; Childhood Attitudes; Children; Computer Use; Elementary Education; Family Environment; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Microcomputers; Questionnaires; Role Models; Use Studies; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Elementarunterricht; Familienmilieu; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Identifikationsfigur; Benutzerschulung; Australien
Abstract	This study examined similarities and differences among children who regularly use computers at home, including difference in their families and communities. The following characteristics were identified as key factors that might be associated with differences: gender, age, parental computing experiences, number of computers in the home, socio-economic and cultural factors, and school experiences. Differences were investigated in terms of children's perceptions of their access to and use of computers. Topics explored included children's ways of using the computer, ways of learning to use the computer, and who they perceive owns the computer. A total of 275 children in grades 3-6 from nine schools in Sydney (Australia) were interviewed. Results indicated that there are a number of children in today's classrooms who are confident, competent, and regular users of computers in their homes. These children use computers for a variety of purposes and are comfortable moving between playing games and doing work on the computer. While game playing remains the most common activity, many children regularly write, draw, and use information-based programs for leisure as well as school-related work. Generally, the children came from homes where other family members also use the computer for a variety of work-related and leisure activities. The interview schedule is appended. (MES)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC