Young children rank sports and playing outside with friends, not computers, as their favourite activity at home and at school¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Computers were children's second most frequently reported favourite activity at home and third or fourth at school, behind sports and playing outside with friends. → Hatzigianni 2014

Evidence¶

Hatzigianni 2014¶

Hatzigianni, M. (2014). 'I like computers but my favourite is playing outside with my friends': Young children's beliefs about computers. International Research in Early Childhood Education, 5(1). https://www.education.monash.edu.au/irecejournal/

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Descriptive analysis of interview responses from 52 children aged 44-79 months, coded into emergent categories and examined with frequencies and percentages in SPSS. The article reports computers were "not children's most frequently reported favourite activity at home or at school". Sports and playing outside with friends was most frequently reported at home (n = 23 pre; n = 31 post).

"Importantly, computers were not children's most frequently reported favourite activity at home or at school. Rather, they were children's second most frequently reported favourite activity at home and their fourth (pre -intervention) or th ird (post-intervention) most frequently reported favourite activity at school."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Mere home access to computers did not sustain young children's interest, which declined for home-only users — related
• Entertainment was the most frequently reported reason young children liked using computers, and it increased post-intervention — related
• Children in the seven-month computer intervention reported more positive computer attitudes post-intervention, including doubled confidence — related