Browsing by Subject "tablettiopetus"

Objectives. The aim of this study was to examine how tablets and other mobile devices used in preschool setting affect the emergent literacy skills of young children. Another goal of the study was to find ways how to use mobile devices to support emergent literacy with the most effective possible outcome. Methods. The study was conducted as systematic literature view by comparing seven different studies. The material was also analysed by means of content analysis. Results. The results show that there isn’t much difference in learning results when comparing traditional methods to mobile devices in early childhood education and preschool setting. The content analysis produced four different themes to be used when taking the mobile devices in consideration as pedagogic tools.