Tweens' Characterization of Digital Technologies

Autor/in	Brito, Pedro Quelhas
Titel	Tweens' Characterization of Digital Technologies
Quelle	In: Computers & Education, 59 (2012) 2, S.580-593 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1315
DOI	10.1016/j.compedu.2012.03.005
Schlagwörter	Research Design; Age; Focus Groups; Moral Issues; Metacognition; Internet; Multimedia Materials; Electronic Publishing; Age Groups; Epistemology; Preadolescents; Youth; Electronic Mail; Written Language; Telecommunications; Synchronous Communication; Educational Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungsdesign; Alter; Lebensalter; Moraltheorie; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Elektronisches Publizieren; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Erkenntnistheorie; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Elektronischer Briefkasten; Geschriebene Sprache; Telekommunikationstechnik; Unterrichtsmedien
Abstract	The tweens are a transitional age group undergoing deep physical and psychological transformations. Based on a thirteen-focus group research design involving 103 students, and applying a tweens-centered approach, the characteristics of SMS, IM, Internet, digital photos, electronic games, and email were analyzed. Categories such as moral issues, psychological and social consequences, problems/drawbacks, general benefits, and technical attributes synthesized the main characteristics attached to each form of digital technology. Their relative relevance was not gender dependent. Furthermore, tweens exhibited both metacognitive knowledge and personal epistemological observations associated with most of the digital technologies. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10