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Playing with Robots in a Nursery: A Sociomaterial Focus on Interaction and Learning
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Gisella Rossini; Federico Manzi; Cinzia Di Dio; Antonio Iannaccone; Antonella Marchetti; Davide Massaro – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
In the field of educational robotics, it is important to understand the processes trough which child-robot interactions are established during play activities. In terms of socio-material characteristics, robots can vary widely, from more mechanical robots to more anthropomorphic ones. Research has shown that the degree of anthropomorphization of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Toddlers, Robotics
Enhancing Swedish Toddlers' Learning Opportunities through Interactions with Pictures and Narrative Designed for Numerical Learning Purposes
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Camilla Björklund; Hanna Palmér – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
The aim of this study is to deepen the understanding of how preschool teachers can use representations of different kinds to bring fore the mathematical content that may be afforded in pictures and narrative designed for numerical learning purposes. Seventy-three video documentations of reading sessions with 27 toddlers (1-3 years of age) over the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Object Exploration Is Facilitated by the Physical and Social Environment in Center-Based Child Care
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Ine H. van Liempd; Ora Oudgenoeg-Paz; Paul P. M. Leseman – Child Development, 2025
Object exploration is considered a driver of motor, cognitive, and social development. However, little is known about how early childhood education and care settings facilitate object exploration. This study examined if children's exploration of objects during free play was facilitated by the use of particular spatial components (floor, tables,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Object Manipulation