Toward Digital Picture Books for a New Generation of Emergent Readers

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Adriana Bus, University of Stavanger

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Project Citation: 

Bus, Adriana. Toward Digital Picture Books for a New Generation of Emergent Readers . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-11-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/E153841V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary The study tests the efficacy of a new sort of digital picture book. It includes camera movements to guide children's visual attention through the pictures and the possibility to control page-turning and the pace at which the camera moves through pictures. There were 56 participants (Mage = 60.34 months, SD = 6.24) randomly assigned to three conditions: still images, camera movements (no control over pace), and camera movements (control over pace). For the 50% of children least proficient in language skills, sparingly adding well-chosen camera movements to the illustrations helps children understand the story. In addition, the camera movements' effect can be enhanced by enabling control over the pace at which new information appears. Particularly the 50% lowest-language proficiency children benefited from camera movements and spending more time processing information.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Stichting Lezen (Reading Association, Netherlands)

Scope of Project

Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Netherlands
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2017 – 2018
Universe:  View help for Universe Kindergarten children (4-5 years) from two schools located in Amsterdam involving low- and high-educated families with a Western or non-Western background
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) experimental data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes no special notes available

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate The final sample consisted of the first 60 child participants for whom the parent returned the consent form allowing their child to participate in the study. During the experiment, three children dropped out because they were absent from one of the testing days. One child refused to complete the tests. Thus the final analysis related to 56 children. 
Sampling:  View help for Sampling Stratified for classroom and gender, the researchers assigned each participant randomly to one of the three conditions. 
Data Source:  View help for Data Source no existing data source.
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) coded on-site observation; cognitive assessment test
Scales:  View help for Scales Scales were book-specific and created by the researchers.
Weights:  View help for Weights no weights were applied
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation individuals
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit see article

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