The Relationship between Software Design and Children's Engagement

Autor/in	Buckleitner, Warren
Titel	The Relationship between Software Design and Children's Engagement
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 17 (2006) 3, S.489-505 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1207/s15566935eed1703_8
Schlagwörter	Computers; Positive Reinforcement; Nonverbal Communication; Computer Uses in Education; Educational Games; Preschool Children; Videotape Recordings; Learner Controlled Instruction; Computer Assisted Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Digitalrechner; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Computernutzung; Educational game; Lernspiel; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht
Abstract	This study was an attempt to measure the effects of praise and reinforcement on children in a computer learning setting. A sorting game was designed to simulate 2 interaction styles. One style, called high computer control, provided frequent praise and coaching. The other, called high child control, had narration and praise toggled off. A population of 38 preschoolers was videotaped in each condition. Measures of mouse clicks, problems solved, and accuracy were considered, along with qualitative observations such as body language. Children completed 3 times more problems, with twice as many correct answers in the high child control condition, indicating that control mechanisms, such as reinforcements or instructions, can significantly influence the quality and quantity of child activity in a computer learning setting. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10