Kucirkova, N;
Rowe, D;
Oliver, L;
Piestrzynski, L;
(2017)
Children’s Writing With and On Screen(s): A Narrative Literature Review.
DigiLitEY: Sheffield, UK.
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Abstract
This report aims to establish the current empirical evidence concerning writing on screen by young children from birth to age eight through a literature review that examined studies published between 2010-2017. Our definition of writing was deliberately broad and included children’s multiple modalities of expression, that, as part of children’s digital literacies, can involve ‘accessing, using and analysing texts in addition to their production and dissemination’ (Sefton-Green et al., 2016, p.15). The methodology followed the methods of a systematic literature review, which involved two steps. First, we defined the term ‘writing on screen’ on theoretical and practical grounds and established basic criteria for inclusion/exclusion of studies concerned with this phenomenon. Second, we generated a set of deductive codes and a framework for coding published studies and evaluating their significance and reliability. This methodological process led to the formulation of six key conceptual categories that can be used in evaluating children’s writing on screen in research and practice: Researchers’ epistemologies and perspectives; Study methods and methodologies; Social and adult influence on the activity; Object and tool influence on the activity; Child’s dispositions and characteristics observable outside the activity and Child’s engagement and behaviours related to the activity. The six conceptual categories are described, nested in published literature and applied to a set of representative studies to illustrate their interpretative value. We conclude with recommendations for how the categories can be used in future research.
| Type: | Report |
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| Title: | Children’s Writing With and On Screen(s): A Narrative Literature Review |
| Publisher version: | https://digilitey.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/publicatio... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10025870 |
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