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MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

J. Sikorska

First published: 2019https://doi.org/10.5593/SWS.ISCSS.2019.4/S13.041View metrics

Abstract

The popularity of smart mobile devices is growing fast. These digital devices represent a new generation of technological tools that offer remarkable access to content as well as opportunities for creative use even by young children. Most of the best-selling apps in the education category are targeted towards younger children. At the same time, the educational value of those applications is difficult to determine. Parents and educators in Poland, who are turning to those devices for the potential educational benefits they expect for their children and/or their students, are limited by the language the app is in, as well as the ease of use and, as is the norm for free apps, advertisements that can appear throughout the use of the app. With regard to the literature review, I present the latest findings related to the real educational value of these В‘self-proclaimedВ’ educational apps. My analysis concludes that while there are thousands of apps available today, choosing the most appropriate educational ones for children is difficult and problematic for both teachers and educators, however, there are some apps that were created recently that can be valuable to the educational process.

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Title
MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Authors
J. Sikorska
Proceedings
6th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences ISCSS 2019
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2019
Pages
317-326
SWS Citekey
Sikorska201913317326
ISSN
2682-9959
ISBN
978-619-7408-94-2
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
mobile appscomputer programsearly childhood educationeducational processthe positive and negative aspects of computer programs and mobile apps
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