Descrizione del progetto
Tablet e app di apprendimento migliorano l’apprendimento a casa
Molte famiglie fanno fatica a sostenere le esigenze educative di base dei loro figli a causa di una serie di difficoltà finanziarie e sociali. Ciò si traduce in una minore alfabetizzazione e in minori competenze matematiche per questi bambini, con conseguenze negative per le società future. Smartphone, tablet e computer, che si trovano in quasi tutte le case, possono contribuire a invertire questa tendenza. Il processo di apprendimento dei bambini può essere migliorato attraverso applicazioni appositamente progettate che soddisfano diverse condizioni educative e psicologiche. È questo l’obiettivo principale del progetto Learning4Kids, finanziato dall’UE. Il progetto svilupperà e testerà un software innovativo per tablet da fornire alle famiglie di bambini piccoli. Supportato da nuove soluzioni tecnologiche, fornirà un’applicazione facile, non costosa e coinvolgente che fornirà un apprendimento da casa di alta qualità, per il miglioramento effettivo delle competenze dei bambini.
Obiettivo
Children’s literacy and mathematical competencies are a critical platform for their successful functioning as individuals in society. However, many children, in particular those with low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds who may not receive the home support needed to develop to their full potential, are at risk of not reaching sufficient competence levels. The overall aim of this project is to develop innovative computer tablet applications (‘apps’) and test whether the apps support parents in the provision of high-quality home learning environments (HLEs) and consequently, impact positively on the short- and long-term development of children’s competencies. Specifically, the project objectives are to
1) identify, engage and retain families with low SES;
2) use tablet-based, easy-to-apply interventions to improve the quality of the HLE, encourage participation, remind families to use the apps, control the app usage, and provide feedback to parents;
3) unravel the specific approaches within the intervention that influence either the development of children’s literacy or mathematical competencies.
I will use a multi-method intervention approach and draw on expertise from psychology, education, and didactics to evaluate the effectiveness of the apps. This project exploits new technological possibilities afforded by smart phones and tablet computers that are very common nowadays in European families. The results will lead to empirically tested, inexpensive software that will be accessible to the general public due to low download fees. Whilst offering substantive advances for the scientific fields of psychology and education, this project also has broad societal implications. Improving young children’s learning trajectories is both a social and economic imperative as it equips them to achieve greater individual success and also to contribute to the economy. The projected improvement in the HLE for young children will thus positively influence European society.
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ERC-STG - Starting GrantIstituzione ospitante
80539 Muenchen
Germania