Edwards, Susan

Nolan, Andrea

Henderson, Michael

Skouteris, Helen

Mantilla, Ana

Lambert, Pamela

Bird, Jo

2016

Advancements in technology have increased preschool children's access to the Internet. Very little research has been conducted to identify pre-school-aged children's understandings of the Internet and ramifications of being 'online'. Without an understanding of children's thinking about the Internet, it is difficult to provide age- and pedagogically appropriate cyber-safety education. This study developed and pilot-tested an interview schedule that focuses on the Internet thinking and cyber-safety awareness of Australian children aged 4-5 years. The schedule is informed by sociocultural theory, cyber-safety education research and approaches for researching with young children. The schedule shows potential to elicit children's understandings of the Internet and cyber-safety awareness. Adjustments are required to allow more contextualised responses from children.

Early Years, 36(3), p. 322-335

1472-4421

0957-5146

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19828

en

Routledge

Developing a measure to understand young children's Internet cognition and cyber-safety awareness: a pilot test

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