Computer-assisted instruction in concept development of six-year-old children

Effects of a 15-wk. computer-assisted course or regular instruction on concept development by 6-yr.-old kindergarten children in Ankara (M age of sample=66.0 mo., SD=4.6; M age of girls=65.0 mo., SD=4.4; M age of boys=66.0 mo., 5D = 4.5). Children were assigned to two groups of 40 (Experimental group: 18 girls and 22 boys; M girls' age=65.3 mo., SD=3.7, M boys' age=67.1 mo., SD=4.1; Control group: 21 girls, 19 boys, M girls' age = 64.9 mo., SD = 5.01, M boys' age = 66.7 mo., SD = 5.1). All were given the Bracken Basic Concept Scale-Revised and a general information form. Mean posttest scores in concept development for the group given computer-assisted training were statistically significantly higher.