2017/06/23 by Christopher P. Brown, Joanna Englehardt
Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Child Development and Digital Technology #Education and Technology Integration #Mobile Learning in Education
paper · doi:10.1080/10409289.2017.1336403
openalex publication_date 2017/06/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Research Findings Having practicing or preservice early educators employing iPads and their apps as part of their practices with young children in high-stakes teaching contexts is a challenging process. The case study examined in this article further unpacks this complexity by investigating how incorporating iPads into their high-stakes field placements might have affected a sample of preservice teachers’ figuring of how to instruct and document the learning of young children. Although these preservice teachers seemed to struggle with using iPads to instruct children in their field placements, these teachers did appear to generate improvised responses to documenting student learning. Practice or Policy: Such findings offer teacher educators the chance to consider how to assist teachers in moving beyond the dominant practices found in high-stakes teaching contexts. They also offer teacher educators the chance to aid their teachers in reconfiguring the politics and policy of high-stakes early education contexts.