The study on possibilities and pitfalls of digitized picture books for early children's development.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590172
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Endo Toshihiko 東京大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (90242106)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: デジタル絵本 / 乳幼児期 / 母子相互作用 / 保育 / 読み聞かせ / タブレット端末

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Lately, under the progress of digitization of book publications, a lot of picture books for infants and preschoolers have also been digitized and provided. However, its influence on children's mental development has not yet been empirically studied, except for its influence on their early literacy development. Therefore, this study aimed to exploratorily probe the possibilities and pitfalls of digitized picture books through acquiring the data regarding this theme in the field of children's daily life such as their own homes or nursery schools.

Free Research Field

発達心理学