Preliminary communication
THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD’S COMPETENCES WITH THE HELP OF INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Jurka Lepičnik Vodopivec
; Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Pija Samec
; Faculty of Pedagogy, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Abstract
Nowadays it is very difficult to avoid the information-communication technology. It is present everywhere: in the business world, civil services, education, at home. The ability to search, choose and use relevant data and information among endless choices, offered by the modern technology, is also seen as a key competence. This article presents the influence which the ICT has on the development of four-year-old children’s competences. The present issue is a part of an extensive study which also deals with children’s access to the ICT and its usage at home. The data was gathered with the help of 130 parents, who filled out a questionnaire and provided us with their opinions about their children’s usage of the ICT at home. We discovered that the ICT influences the development of certain competences to some extent. We also tried to see if there are any differences based on the child’s gender and parents’ level of education.
Keywords
broad definition of ICT; home environment; learning with ICT; pre-school child
Hrčak ID:
84137
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Publication date:
27.6.2012.
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