Analysis of tangible technologies for childhood education and main pedagogical strategies
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https://doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2021.76.2085Keywords:
tangible technologies, early childhood education, methods, pedagogical strategiesAbstract
This study reviews the scientific literature on the use of tangible technologies in early childhood education to a) identify which tangible technologies have been used; b) recognize the educational objectives of using these technologies; and c) present a synthesis of the available empirical evidence on their educational effectiveness. The systematic search was conducted in the "Web of Science" database and analyzed using the scientific software tool "Science Mapping Analysis". Then, 29 relevant papers from the last five years were included in the review study. For each article, the purpose of the study, the type of tangible technology used, the research method applied, the characteristics of the sample and the main results obtained were analyzed. The articles reviewed suggest that the main tangible technology used in early childhood education is the digital tablet and literacy (basic and emergent) is the most studied area, and with promising results.
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