Tweens' characterization of digital technologies

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Pedro Quelhas Brito (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Computers & Education

Vol. 59 No. 2

Pages: 580-593

ISSN: 0360-1315

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 14 Citations

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Other information

Authenticus ID: 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14