Exploratory Study of Preservice Early-Childhood Teachers’ Experiences of Electronic Toys and Play Preference
Digital play has gradually become popular in young children’s families, and electronic toys have become an important type of toy for young children. This study concerns preservice early-childhood teachers’ preferences about play and how their experiences with electronic toys in childhood influence t...
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| description | Digital play has gradually become popular in young children’s families, and electronic toys have become an important type of toy for young children. This study concerns preservice early-childhood teachers’ preferences about play and how their experiences with electronic toys in childhood influence their preferences about play. A total of 108 preservice early-childhood teachers participated in this study, and data were collected through questionnaires with them. The results revealed that these preservice teachers rated different play activities as follows: constructive play, expressive play, pretend play, digital play, and gameplay. In addition, preservice teachers who favored traditional toys in childhood preferred constructive play more than those who favored electronic toys. The results of the study provide useful suggestions for the design of electronic toys and preparation programs offered for preservice early-childhood teachers in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43335e026e3a41f893a5261395aec2942023-11-19T10:33:55ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912023-06-013811710.3390/engproc2023038017Exploratory Study of Preservice Early-Childhood Teachers’ Experiences of Electronic Toys and Play PreferencePoh-Hwa Liang0Department of Early Childhood Development and Education, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung 413310, TaiwanDigital play has gradually become popular in young children’s families, and electronic toys have become an important type of toy for young children. This study concerns preservice early-childhood teachers’ preferences about play and how their experiences with electronic toys in childhood influence their preferences about play. A total of 108 preservice early-childhood teachers participated in this study, and data were collected through questionnaires with them. The results revealed that these preservice teachers rated different play activities as follows: constructive play, expressive play, pretend play, digital play, and gameplay. In addition, preservice teachers who favored traditional toys in childhood preferred constructive play more than those who favored electronic toys. The results of the study provide useful suggestions for the design of electronic toys and preparation programs offered for preservice early-childhood teachers in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/38/1/17digital playelectronic toysplay preferencepreservice early-childhood teacher |
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| title | Exploratory Study of Preservice Early-Childhood Teachers’ Experiences of Electronic Toys and Play Preference |
| title_full | Exploratory Study of Preservice Early-Childhood Teachers’ Experiences of Electronic Toys and Play Preference |
| title_fullStr | Exploratory Study of Preservice Early-Childhood Teachers’ Experiences of Electronic Toys and Play Preference |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploratory Study of Preservice Early-Childhood Teachers’ Experiences of Electronic Toys and Play Preference |
| title_short | Exploratory Study of Preservice Early-Childhood Teachers’ Experiences of Electronic Toys and Play Preference |
| title_sort | exploratory study of preservice early childhood teachers experiences of electronic toys and play preference |
| topic | digital play electronic toys play preference preservice early-childhood teacher |
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