Fashina Aladé|Alexis R. Lauricella|Leanne Beaudoin?Ryan|Ellen Wartella
Measuring with Murray: Touchscreen technology and preschoolers' STEM learning
Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University|Northwestern University
american students rank well international peers disciplines science technology engineering mathematics stem early exposure stemrelated concepts critical later academic achievement given rise tabletcomputer use early childhood education settings interactive technology might one particularly fruitful way supplementing early stem education using betweensubjects experimental design sought determine whether preschoolers could learn fundamental math concept ie measurement nonstandard units educational technology whether interactivity crucial component learning technology participants either played interactive tabletbased game viewed noninteractive video demonstrated greater transfer knowledge assigned control condition interestingly interactivity contributed better performance near transfer tasks participants noninteractive condition performed better far transfer tasks findings suggest preschoolaged children learn early stem skills educational technology interactivity may support learning certain contexts