Understanding the Effects of Virtual Education on Kindergarten Children and the Relationships between Teachers, Parents, and Children During a Global Pandemic
| dc.contributor.author | Jain, Yash | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Kelliher, Aisling | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | McCrickard, D. Scott | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Ellis, Margaret O. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Computer Science | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-25T08:01:06Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2021-05-25T08:01:06Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05-24 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The global COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered learning experiences for children, parents, and teachers worldwide. For very young children, the scrambled introduction of complex virtual tools as a proxy for the classroom experience has been particularly challenging. I conducted interviews with kindergarten teachers and parents with young children to better understand their experiences navigating virtual learning during a stressful time. Insights from those discussions informed the iterative design process I used to generate alternative interactive interfaces for online kindergarten instruction. In this thesis, I present findings from the interviews, the multi-stage interface design process, participant responses to the interface design, and promising directions for future work. | en |
| dc.description.abstractgeneral | The global COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered learning experiences for children, parents, and teachers worldwide. For very young children, the scrambled introduction of complex virtual tools as a proxy for the classroom experience has been particularly challenging. I conducted interviews with kindergarten teachers and parents with young children to better understand their experiences navigating virtual learning during a stressful time. Insights from those discussions informed the iterative design process I used to generate alternative interactive interfaces for online kindergarten instruction. In this thesis, I present findings from the interviews, the multi-stage interface design process, participant responses to the interface design, and promising directions for future work. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en |
| dc.format.medium | ETD | en |
| dc.identifier.other | vt_gsexam:30953 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/103474 | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Virtual Education | en |
| dc.subject | Kindergartners | en |
| dc.subject | User-Interface | en |
| dc.subject | Relationships | en |
| dc.title | Understanding the Effects of Virtual Education on Kindergarten Children and the Relationships between Teachers, Parents, and Children During a Global Pandemic | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Computer Science and Applications | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science | en |