Investigating the impact of it devices usage by young learners and its implications on their educational development

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of Information Technology (IT) on Early Childhood Education (ECE). The goal is to establish the extent to which IT tools usage impact on young learners and how this challenge can be leveraged upon by stakeholder including parents, teachers and regulatory agencies. Taking advantage of Chi-square statistic, the results obtained in this investigative research, corroborates similar findings by other scholars and at the same time serving to stimulate further research on the subject.

Keywords: Chi-square; Childhood; Education; IT