ERIC Number: EJ954587
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-1629
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Teachers Enacting a Technology-Rich Curriculum for Emergent Literacy
Cviko, Amina; McKenney, Susan; Voogt, Joke
Educational Technology Research and Development, v60 n1 p31-54 Feb 2012
PictoPal is the name of a technology-rich curriculum with a focus on emergent literacy of Dutch kindergarteners. A case study design was used to examine teacher technology integration within PictoPal along with their perceptions about teaching/learning, technology and technology-based innovations. Observations were undertaken on pupils' engagement and teachers' technology integration within PictoPal. Interviews were used to examine teachers' perceptions. Pupils' emergent literacy learning was examined in a nonequivalent control quasi experimental design. Four kindergarten teachers and four classes (N = 95 pupils) participated in the use of PictoPal. The findings suggest that a high extent of technology integration is related to: a developmental approach to teaching/learning; positive attitudes and expectations towards technology-based innovations; and positive perceptions of support in stressful work conditions. Significant learning gains were found for the experimental group using PictoPal. High pupil learning gains were not related to a high extent of technology integration. Senior kindergarteners engaged to a higher extent with PictoPal than junior kindergarteners. (Contains 7 figures and 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Technology, Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy, Teaching Methods, Achievement Gains, Preschool Teachers, Curriculum Implementation, Correlation, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews, Quasiexperimental Design, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Technology Integration
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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