Information-communication technology in the home environment of four-year-old children

Diplomsko delo obravnava tematiko prisotnosti informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije (IKT) v domačem okolju štiriletnih predšolskih otrok. V njem so predstavljena poglavitna spoznanja o IKT v povezavi s predšolskih otrokom, s poudarkom na otrokovem dostopu do IKT, na otrokovi uporabi IKT, na vplivu, ki ga IKT ima na razvoj otrokovih kompetenc in na odnosu, ki ga ima otrok do IKT doma. Poleg tega diplomsko delo vsebuje tudi kriterije, po katerih smo ocenjevali otrokov stik z IKT, ter tabelarične in analitične prikaze naših izsledkov. Vključena so mnenja staršev, ki so jih slednji izrazili v anketnem vprašalniku. Končne ugotovitve so podane v obliki sklepnih misli, dodani pa so jim predlogi za nadaljnje proučevanje te tematike in razširitev danega problema.This graduation thesis discusses the presence of information-communication technology (ICT) in the home environment of four-year-old children. It introduces the basic findings about the ICT and the pre-school child, with the emphasis on the child’s access to ICT, the child’s usage of ICT, the influence that ICT has on the development of child’s competences, and on the child’s attitude towards the ICT at home. It comprises the criterion for assessing the child’s contact with ICT, as well as tabular and analytic presentation of our results. Presented are also parent’s opinions about the subject matter, gathered with the help of the questionnaire. The final findings are introduced in the form of concluding thoughts, together with the suggestions for further study of this topic, and the expansion of this given problem