Selecting educational apps for preschool children: How useful are website app rating systems?
Selecting educational apps for preschool children: How useful are website app rating systems?
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为学龄前儿童选择教育应用程序：网站应用程序评级系统有多有用？
DOI：
10.1111/bjet.13199
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Taylor G
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在本文中，我们评估网站评级系统是否有助于为学龄前儿童选择教育应用程序。我们从两个广泛使用的网站（Good App Guide; Common Sense Media）中为2-4岁奥尔兹选择了10个得分最高和10个得分最低的应用程序。这两个网站评价高的应用程序具有更高的教育潜力，这是通过一个经过验证的问卷评估的，用于评估应用程序的教育潜力，并且与低评分应用程序相比，更有可能包括学习目标和反馈。然而，高分应用程序在教育潜力指标上的平均得分仅为9/20，并且高分和低分应用程序的语言质量都很差，这是由心理语言学和结构类型分析确定的。我们认为，网站评级系统还应该包括反馈质量，可调整的内容，社会互动，在他们的评估中，故事情节和更精细的语言分析。从业者注意到关于这个主题的已知内容为学龄前儿童设计的适当应用程序有可能教授早期入学准备技能。为学龄前儿童选择高质量的教育应用程序具有挑战性。儿童应用程序市场目前不受监管。本文补充的内容我们评估了两个领先的应用程序评级网站是否有助于为学龄前儿童选择教育应用程序。根据一项研究知情的应用程序评估工具的测量结果，两个应用程序网站评级系统中评级较高的儿童应用程序比评级较低的应用程序具有更高的教育潜力。对应用程序中语言的深入分析表明，应用程序评级网站上评级较高的儿童应用程序可能不会丰富儿童的早期语言环境。对实践和/或政策的影响儿童应用程序评级网站评估应包括潜在的反馈、语言、可调整的内容、故事情节和社交互动。应在应用程序商店或网站应用程序评级系统中实施应用程序评级政策。
In the present paper, we assess whether website rating systems are useful for selecting educational apps for preschool age children. We selected the 10 highest scoring and 10 lowest scoring apps for 2–4‐year‐olds from two widely used websites (Good App Guide; Common Sense Media). Apps rated highly by the two websites had a higher educational potential as assessed by a validated questionnaire for evaluating the educational potential of apps and were more likely to include a learning goal and feedback compared to low scoring apps. However, high scoring apps scored on average just 9/20 for indicators of educational potential, and both high and low scoring apps had poor language quality as determined by psycholinguistic and construction type analyses. We argue that website rating systems should also include quality of feedback, adjustable content, social interactions, storyline and a more fine‐grained analysis of language in their assessments.Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topicAppropriately designed apps for preschool age children have the potential to teach early school readiness skills.Selecting high quality educational apps for preschool age children is challenging.The children's app marketplace is currently unregulated.What this paper addsWe assess whether two leading app rating websites are useful for selecting educational apps for preschool age children.Children's apps rated highly by two app website rating systems had a higher educational potential than low rated apps as measured by a research informed app evaluation tool.In‐depth analysis of the language in apps shows that highly rated children's apps on app rating websites may not enrich a child's early language environment.Implications for practice and/or policyChildren's app rating website assessments should include potential for feedback, language, adjustable content, storyline and social interactions.Policy should be implemented for app ratings in the app stores or on website app rating systems.
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