Abstract
The computers used in the field of education as in many other fields are used by children mostly for playing games. The present study has aimed at identifying the general attitude mothers of preschoolers hold regarding the effect of computer game playing on children's development and behaviour. The participants were volunteer mothers (n=749) whose children attend preschool in Istanbul. Data was collected via a survey developed by the researchers to assess the general attitude mothers hold regarding the effect of computer game playing on children's development and behaviour. The findings show that among the participant mothers, 93% stated that computer games cause dependency, 92.6% stated that this is reflected in the behaviour of children, 83.5% stated that children's behaviour is affected negatively, 87.9% stated that games lead children to mimic in real life what they are exposed to in the games. 11.7% of the mothers stated that games do not interfere with family gatherings, while 67.8% stated that they do not serve to help the discharge of aggressive impulses. Still 57% pointed out that games support the development of hand-eye coordination, and 71% pointed out that they foster the development of better and more frequent technology use.
Highlights
The importance of humans’ early years following birth is well known
An Investigation of the Effect of Preschool Children's Computer Game Playing on Their Development and Behavior through the Lens of Turkish Mothers individual and social competencies, and accelerate their the group that they educated using the educational mental and emotional development through play [10,11]. software they designed based on the literature had a higher
In this study which attempted to identify the general attitudes mothers of preschoolers hold towards the impact of computer games on children’s development and behaviour, the data collected from 749 mothers was analyzed to reach the following conclusions
Summary
The importance of humans’ early years following birth is well known. In this regard, for a mother who has brought to life a healthy baby, trying to get to know her baby from its very first days, and providing it the appropriate support for growth and development is, beyond being important, a must. Context, development in the 20th century, computers have become parents are advised to track their children as they play indispensable to humans, parallel to the continuous computer games, and to restrict the time they spend using increase in their areas of use [15]. In this regard, in the the computer [1]. The present study communication and education have become a central aims to examine mothers’ perspectives on children’s game source of entertainment [17] In this day, the digital world playing habits. Most critical, computer games contribute much to hand-eye coordination, concentration, and problem solving
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