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EJ363997 PS515431
Title: The Effect of a Computer on Preschool Children's Activities.
Author(s): Essa, Eva L.
Source: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v2 n4 p377-82 Dec 1987
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1988
Target Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Investigates the impact of computer use on preschool activities and whether the computer's presence decreases participation in all activities equally or whether specific activities are affected more than others. Results indicate that involvement in art activity decreased and that the children whose involvement in art activity diminished switched to involvement with computers. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: *Class Activities; Computer Uses in Education; *Microcomputers; *Preschool Children; Preschool Education
Identifiers: *Activity Preferences
