Learning apps at home prepare children for school

Niklas, Frank ; Birtwistle, Efsun; Mues, Anna und Wirth, Astrid (2025): Learning apps at home prepare children for school. In: Child Development, Bd. 96, Nr. 2: S. 577-590

Abstract

The usage of high-quality learning applications (apps) at home may increase children's mathematical and literacy competencies. This approach was tested in a family intervention study. Intervention families (n = 302) in two German cohorts (N = 500; M (SD)age = 61.0 (4.6) months; n♀ = 302) received tablets with newly developed learning apps focusing either on mathematical or literacy learning for every-day usage at home across half a kindergarten year. Compared with two control groups with and without tablets, children in the intervention groups significantly enhanced their specific competencies (η2 = .03–.10). Higher app usage was associated with greater gains (ΔR2 = .01–.02). Consequently, an easy-to-apply app-based intervention supports children's development of cognitive competencies and helps prepare them for school.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• EU Funded Grant Agreement Number: 801980
• Fakultät: Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie
• ISSN: 0009-3920
• Sprache: Englisch