Mobile educational applications for children: what educators and parents need to know

S Papadakis, M Kalogiannakis - International Journal of …, 2017 - inderscienceonline.com
The popularity of smart mobile devices is growing fast. These digital devices represent a
new generation of technological tools that offer remarkable access to content as well as …

Designing and creating an educational app rubric for preschool teachers

S Papadakis, M Kalogiannakis, N Zaranis - Education and Information …, 2017 - Springer
International studies indicate that the use of smart mobile devices and their accompanying
educational applications (apps) can revolutionize young children's learning experiences …

Are educational preschool apps designed to teach? An analysis of the app market

MN Callaghan, SM Reich - Learning, Media and Technology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Over half of educational apps on mobile-app markets are for preschoolers, but little research
has examined whether the designs of preschool apps are truly educational. Preschoolers …

Influence of problem-based learning games on effective computer programming learning in higher education

CS Chang, CH Chung, JA Chang - Educational technology research and …, 2020 - Springer
Gaming is a part of today's society, especially for younger generations. Therefore, game-
based approaches are unsurprisingly used for learning achievement. In this study, a game …

Multi-touch gestures for pre-kindergarten children

V Nacher, J Jaen, E Navarro, A Catala… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The direct manipulation interaction style of multi-touch technology makes it the ideal
mechanism for learning activities from pre-kindergarteners to adolescents. However, most …

Assessing algorithmic thinking skills in relation to age in early childhood STEM education

K Kanaki, M Kalogiannakis - Education Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the modern digital era, intensive efforts are made to inject computational thinking (CT)
across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, aiming at …

Serious game for children with autism to learn vocabulary: an experimental evaluation

K Khowaja, SS Salim - International journal of human–computer …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The use of serious games (SGs) to provide intervention for various skills to children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased in the recent years. However, the potential of …

Developing evaluation tools for assessing the educational potential of apps for preschool children in the UK

J Kolak, SH Norgate, P Monaghan… - Journal of Children and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Selecting high-quality apps can be challenging for caregivers and educators. We here
develop tools evaluating educational potential of apps for preschool children. In Study 1, we …

[PDF][PDF] Systematic Literature Review On Usability Evaluation Model Of Educational Games: Playability, Pedagogy, And Mobility Aspects.

H Al Fatta, Z Maksom, MH ZAKARIA - Journal of Theoretical & Applied …, 2018 - jatit.org
Model for measuring usability evaluation for Mobile Game-Based Learning (m-GBL), has
developed by many researchers. Since m-GBL had a unique purpose as a tool for the …

i RPD—A framework for guiding design‐based research for i P ad apps

N Kucirkova - British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The last 5 years have been marked by an explosion of tablet and smartphone applications
designed for young children and several calls to encourage educational researchers to …