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Too Many Apps to Choose From

Published:2022-08-19 Issue: Volume: Page:277-295
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Container-title:Research Anthology on Early Childhood Development and School Transition in the Digital Era
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Author:

Ralph Rachel¹^ORCID,Pennefather Patrick²^ORCID,Code Jillianne²^ORCID,Petrina Stephen²

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Digital Media, Canada

2. University of British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

Substantive research investigates the effects and impacts of tablets, in particular iPads, on children's education, but few papers discuss support for teachers in deciding which iPad applications can be integrated into the classroom. Even fewer articles are directed towards application developers. This chapter explores two standards for choosing apps for children - the four-pillar model of Hirsh-Pasek et al. (2015) and the rubric for the evaluations of educational apps for preschool children (REVEAC) by Papadakis, Kalogiannakis, and Zaranis (2017). This chapter draws from two standards for choosing iPad applications for young children in the classroom and through analysis of two applications will propose the REVEAC for educators and developers while also suggesting specific features that developers could consider when targeting children under 5 years old in educational contexts.

Publisher

IGI Global

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