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Fostering Cognition and Metacognition in Children Through First-Language Digital Storytelling: The Experience of Preserve Teachers (86234)
Session Chair: Aysha Alshamsi
This presentation will be live-streamed via Zoom (Online Access)
Friday, 16 May 2025 13:40
Session: Session 3
Room: Live-Stream Room 2
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has formulated a comprehensive vision regarding language teaching and learning as part of the country’s efforts to improve education and overall national development. The government committed to providing high-quality early childhood education as a foundation for developing children’s cognitive and metacognitive skills. The UAE recognize the importance of integrating technology into education to enhance children’s cognitive and metacognitive skills. Digital stories in children’s first language are considered powerful tools for developing cognitive and metacognitive e skills in the early years, especially when the community is engaged in creating culturally relevant stories for early childhood classrooms. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of inservice and preservice teachers regarding the use of digital storytelling in developing children’s cognitive and metacognition. The study employed a mixed-methods research design using surveys, reflections, and interviews. The results are expected to reflect the perception of preservice and in service teachers regarding the integration of digital storytelling in children’s first language into their lessons to improve children’s cognition and metacognition. Themes emerging from the qualitative data are crucial for understanding the specific challenges and opportunities early childhood educators face when implementing digital storytelling. The reflections of the preservice teachers will support the themes emerging from the short answer questions and are triangulated with the survey results. The study provides recommendations for strengthening the digital storytelling experience in the classrooms of in service and preservice teachers.
Authors:
Aysha Alshamsi, Emirates College for Advanced Education, United Arab Emirates
About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Aysha Saeed Alshamsi, Associate Professor, Emirates College for Advanced Education.
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