Parents' Perceptions of Educational Apps Use for Kindergarten Children: Development and Validation of a New Instrument (PEAU-p) and Exploration of Parents' Profiles

• Published in: Behavioral sciences Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 82
• Main Authors: Vaiopoulou, Julie, Papadakis, Stamatios, Sifaki, Eirini, Stamovlasis, Dimitrios, Kalogiannakis, Michail
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Attitudes; Design; Digital technology; educational apps; Educational software; Families & family life; Interactive computer systems; Interactive learning; Kindergarten; LCA; Literacy; Mathematics; Parents & parenting; parents’ profiles; parent’s perception; PEAU-p; Perceptions; Preschool children; Preschool education; United States > US; PEAU-p; parent’s perception; LCA; parents’ profiles; educational apps

Contemporary mobile technologies offer tablets and smartphones that elicit young children's active participation in various educational apps, dramatically transforming playing, learning, and communication. Even the most knowledgeable users face difficulties in deciding about the value and appro...