ERIC Number: EJ1271192
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 23
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Developing a Parental Mediation Scale of Digital Games for Children
Gözüm, Ali Ibrahim Can; Kandir, Adalet
International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, v12 n2 p336-358 2020
The aim of this study is to develop a scale comprising parental mediation strategies while their children are playing digital games. The participants of the research consist of 643 parents with the 48-72 months of age children living in Ankara and Kars city centers between the years 2018-2019. In the study, the screening model of the quantitative research method was adopted. For the structure validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were administered. The exploratory factor analysis was carried out with the participation of 343 parents with the 48-72 months of age children attending the officially independent kindergartens regulated by the Ministry of National Education in central Ankara. A 40-item scale structure in a five-factor structure was determined in consequence of the exploratory factor analysis. To test the validity of the scale, confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. The exploratory factor analysis was carried out with the participation of 300 parents with the 48-72 months of age children attending the official independent kindergarten under the Ministry of National Education in central Kars. As a result of the validity studies conducted, the five-factor structure was named as viewing, laissez faire, technical, restrictive and active co-playing.
Descriptors: Mediation Theory, Parent Role, Parent Child Relationship, Test Construction, Test Validity, Factor Structure, Computer Games, Play, Risk, Young Children, Kindergarten, Public Schools, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: http://ijci.wcci-international.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Ankara)
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