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  • Child Development
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Educational Technology

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  • Touchscreen devices encourage active engagement, unlike passive media.
  • Children's interaction with touchscreens may influence cognitive and learning outcomes.
  • Understanding these interactions is crucial for effective educational content design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between young children's touchscreen interactions and self-regulation.
  • To examine how different interaction methods (tapping, dragging, watching) affect children's word learning.
  • To identify how age, sex, and socioeconomic status moderate these effects.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: Observed 30 2-year-olds' tapping behaviors during app gameplay, correlating with self-regulation (snack task).
  • Study 1: Compared tapping frequency between sexes and self-regulation levels, and across age groups (2-year-olds vs. 4-6-year-olds).
  • Study 2: Assessed word learning in 170 children (2-4 years) across three conditions: tapping, dragging, and watching interactive elements.

Main Results:

  • In Study 1, higher self-regulation and female sex were linked to less tapping during instructional app content.
  • Older children tapped less than younger children during instruction.
  • In Study 2, dragging benefited preschool girls' word learning more than boys', while boys learned more from watching.

Conclusions:

  • Children's physical interaction with touchscreens, including tapping and dragging, influences learning and is moderated by age, sex, and self-regulation.
  • The design of touchscreen educational content should consider these factors for optimal learning outcomes.
  • Tailoring interactions based on developmental and individual differences can enhance educational effectiveness.