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The Effect of Sex, Age, Home Digital Resource and Mother-Child Digital Co-use on Preschooler’s Digital Literacy

성, 연령, 가정의 디지털 자원과 어머니 - 유아의 디지털 공동사용이 유아의 디지털 리터러시에 미치는 영향

Young-Kyung Moon1

문영경1

1Associate Professor, Department of Child Education and Counseling, Daejeon University
1대전대학교 아동교육상담학과 부교수
30 March 2025. pp. 75-86
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Abstract
본 연구는 성, 연령, 가정의 디지털 자원과 어머니-유아의 디지털 공동사용이 유아의 디지털 리터러시 발달에 미치는 영향을 탐색하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구는 서울, 경기, 대전, 대구 지역의 유아 514명과 그들의 어머니를 대상으로 실시되었으며, 부모 보고형 설문지를 통해 데이터를 수집하였다. 연구 결과, 성별은 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 연령은 유아의 디지털 리터러시에 영향을 미쳐, 연령이 증가할수록 디지털 리터러시(조작적 및 문화적 디지털 리터러시 포함) 수준이 높아짐을 확인하였다. 또한 가정의 디지털 자원이 풍부할수록 유아의 디지털 리터러시 수준이 높아지는 경향이 확인되었다. 반면, 어머니-유아의 디지털 공동사용은 유아의 디지털 리터러시에 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이는 연령에 따른 디지털 리터러시의 발달이 이루어지만, 가정 내 디지털 자원이 유아의 디지털 리터러시 발달에 중요한 역할을 함을 시사한다. 또한 어머니와 유아가 디지털 기기를 함께 사용하는 단순한 빈도보다, 상호작용의 질적인 측면이 유아의 디지털 리터러시 발달에 더욱 중요한 역할을 할 가능성을 시사한다. 본 연구는 유아기 디지털 리터러시 교육을 위한 정책 수립 및 부모 교육, 교사 연수 프로그램 개발에 실질적인 시사점을 제공할 수 있다.
This study aims to explore the impact of sex, age, home digital resources and mother-child digital co-use on the development of preschoolers' digital literacy. The study was conducted with 514 preschoolers and their mothers from Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daejeon, and Daegu, using parent-reported questionnaires for data collection. The findings indicate that no significant effect of gender was found. Age influences young children's digital literacy, with higher levels of digital literacy (including operational and cultural digital literacy) observed as age increases. A greater availability of home digital resources is positively associated with higher levels of digital literacy in preschoolers, including both operational and cultural digital literacy. However, mother-child digital co-use was not significantly correlated with preschoolers’ digital literacy. This suggests that digital resources in the home play a crucial role in the development of young children's digital literacy. More importantly, rather than the mere frequency of parent-child joint use of digital devices, the quality of interactions may have a more significant impact on young children's digital literacy development. The study provides practical implications for policy-making, parent education, and teacher training programs aimed at enhancing digital literacy in early childhood education.
Keywords
Home Digital Resource
Mother-Child Digital Co-use
Digital Literacy
Preschoolers
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