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Young children's internet cognition

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posted on 2024-06-03, 09:45 authored by S Edwards, H Skouteris, Andrea NolanAndrea Nolan, M Henderson
In the past fi ve years young children's access to and usage of the internet has burgeoned, mostly due to the availability of internet-enabled, touch-screen and mobile technologies. While this creates exciting learning opportunities for young children, internet activity in this age-bracket raises several issues of practical, research and pedagogical concern. Two of the most pertinent concerns outlined in the literature - conceptions of cyber-safety and digital literacies - are focused on in this chapter. We suggest that an understanding of young children's thinking about the internet - their "internet cognition" - is a necessary precursor to learning about internet safety and digital literacies. Without such knowledge it is problematic to expect teachers to know how and what to teach in relation to both cybersafety and digital literacies. The chapter concludes by proposing a research and pedagogical agenda for early childhood education in an eff ort to establish a knowledge base for the fi eld regarding young children's "internet cognition".

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Chapter number

4

Pagination

38-45

ISBN-13

978-1138804418

ISBN-10

113880441X

Language

eng

Publication classification

B1 Book chapter, B Book chapter

Copyright notice

2015, Routledge

Extent

12

Editor/Contributor(s)

Garvis S, Lemon N

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

Abingdon, Eng.

Title of book

Understanding digital technologies and young children: an international perspective

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