Tweens' characterization of digital technologies

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2012

Autores

Pedro Quelhas Brito (Autor) FEP

Revista

Título: Computers & Education

Vol. 59 Nº 2

Páginas: 580-593

ISSN: 0360-1315

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 14 Citações

Scopus - 15 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-6RW

DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.03.005

Abstract (EN): The tweens are a transitional age group undergoing deep physical and psychological transformations. Based on a thirteen-focus group research design involving 103 students, and applying a tweens-centered approach, the characteristics of SMS, IM, Internet, digital photos, electronic games, and email were analyzed. Categories such as moral issues, psychological and social consequences, problems/drawbacks, general benefits, and technical attributes synthesized the main characteristics attached to each form of digital technology. Their relative relevance was not gender dependent. Furthermore, tweens exhibited both metacognitive knowledge and personal epistemological observations associated with most of the digital technologies.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 14