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The role and potential of ICT in
early childhood education
A review of New Zealand and
international literature
NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
TE R?NANGA O AOTEAROA M? TE RANGAHAU I TE M?TAURANGA
WELLINGTON
2004
Prepared for:
Prepared by:
Ministry of Education
Rachel Bolstad
Early Childhood Education
New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Tertiary, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
PO Box 3237
45-47 Pipitea Street
Wellington
Thorndon
Wellington
? Ministry of Education
November 2004
ISBN Print 0-478-13236-0
Web 0-478-13237-9
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the following people who contributed to the production of this review.
From the Ministry of Education: Patricia Nally, Louise Alliston, Eliza Avery, Melissa Brewerton,
Rachel Currie, Patricia Laurenson, Carol Moffat, and Lisa Oldridge. From the New Zealand
Council for Educational Research: Linda Mitchell, Cathy Wylie, Christine Williams, Kristina
Louis, Susan Tompkinson, Johanne McComish, Hilary Ferral, Diane Mara, and Shelley Carlyle.
We are also grateful to all those from the early childhood education sector who provided
references and suggested information sources for this review.
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Table of Contents
Executive summary
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1. Introduction
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1.1
What is ICT?
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1.2
Why does ICT matter in early childhood education?
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ICT already affects the people and environments that surround young children¡¯s learning
ICT offers new opportunities to strengthen many aspects of early childhood education practice
There is support for the development and integration of ICT into education policy, curriculum,
and practice across the whole education sector
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1.3
What roles can ICT play in ECE?
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1.4
Developing ICT capability in the ECE sector
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Supporting children¡¯s ICT capability and ICT literacy
Supporting practitioners¡¯ ICT capability and ICT literacy
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1.5
The structure of this review
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1.6
Summary of Section 1
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2. Characteristics of the literature on ICT in early childhood education
2.1
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Kinds of research on ICT in early childhood education
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¡°Effects¡± research
Investigations of children¡¯s behaviour and social interactions around computers
Research into children¡¯s experiences of ICT in early childhood education settings and at home
Research on practitioners¡¯ professional learning in, or through, ICT
Case studies and exemplars of the use of ICT in early childhood education settings
A comment about these categories of research
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2.2
Definitions of ¡°early childhood¡± in the literature
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2.3
Summary of Section 2
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3. ICT and young children: the key issues
3.1
3.2
3.3
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Why use ICT with young children?
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Areas of concern about children¡¯s computer use
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How can ICT enrich the early childhood learning environment?
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What is developmentally appropriate use of ICT with young children?
ICT and children¡¯s play
Using ICT to support language development
Using ICT to support mathematical thinking and problem-solving
Supporting children from diverse cultural or language backgrounds
Supporting children with special learning needs
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Knowing when and how to use ICT with children
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