Learning apps at home prepare children for school.

Autor: Niklas F; Department of Psychology, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany., Birtwistle E; University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK., Mues A; Department of Psychology, University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany., Wirth A; University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child development [Child Dev] 2024 Oct 24. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 24.
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14184
Abstrakt: The usage of high-quality learning applications (apps) at home may increase children's mathematical and literacy competencies. This approach was tested in a family intervention study. Intervention families (n = 302) in two German cohorts (N = 500; M (SD) age  = 61.0 (4.6) months; n ♀  = 302) received tablets with newly developed learning apps focusing either on mathematical or literacy learning for every-day usage at home across half a kindergarten year. Compared with two control groups with and without tablets, children in the intervention groups significantly enhanced their specific competencies (η 2  = .03-.10). Higher app usage was associated with greater gains (ΔR 2  = .01-.02). Consequently, an easy-to-apply app-based intervention supports children's development of cognitive competencies and helps prepare them for school.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Child Development published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Research in Child Development.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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