Tena R.R., Gutiérrez M.P., Cejudo M. del C.L. Technology Use Habits of Children under Six Years of Age at Home

Keywords: ICT early childhood education family habits influence of technology

Tena R.R., Gutiérrez M.P., Cejudo M. del C.L. (2021) Technology use habits of children under six years of age at home. Preschool Education Today. 4:15, 68–79. (in Russian)

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María del Carmen Llorente Cejudo
Phd in Education from the University of Seville. Professor at the Department of Didactics and Educational Organization of the University of Seville. The research interest are centered on educational training on higher education, blended learning models and instructional design with ICT

María Puig Gutiérrez
Phd in Education from the University of Seville. Professor at the Department of Didactics of Experimental and Social Sciences at the University of Seville. Research interests include ICT in early childhood education, teacher training and citizenship education

Rosalía Romero Tena
Phd in Education from the University of Seville. Professor at the Department of Didactics and Educational Organization of the University of Seville, with research interest in early childhood and ICT, preschool teacher's use of ICT and technology education

Abstract

Parents, teachers and researchers are wondering how the digital and technological world affects young children between 0 and 6 years of age at home. This study aims to show the use they make of it, the characteristics of this use, and the relationship that children establish with technologies, as well as to find out whether there are rules for this use and who sets them. A mixed quantitative-qualitative methodology, using the “questionnaire on the use of technology at home”, semi-structured interviews, and analyses of Early Childhood Education Assemblies (ECEA), generated very significant results. For instance, despite the quick incorporation of tablets or video game consoles, TV is still the favorite device of the youngest population, followed closely by mobile phones. The results indicate that these children spend an average of 92 minutes per day watching TV. In addition, 92% of them have a tablet and spend an average of 60 minutes per day using a computer or a tablet. It can be concluded that children start accessing and using ICT at the age of two.

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