A digital generation in scrutiny. Children’s ideas about the internet and the online information

  1. Ileana Enesco 1
  2. Carla Sebastián-Enesco 1
  3. Silvia Guerrero 2
  4. Elena Varea 1
  5. Paula Barrios 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  2. 2 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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    Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05r78ng12

Revista:
Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje

ISSN: 0210-3702,  1578-4126

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 45

Número: 4

Páginas: 842-869

Tipo: Artículo

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Otras publicaciones en: Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje

Resumen

Internet se ha convertido en un entorno clave de aprendizaje y de ocio en niños y niñas de edades cada vez más tempranas. Poco se sabe, sin embargo, sobre la comprensión que tienen sobre este entorno virtual durante la niñez. En este trabajo, realizamos entrevistas semi-estructuradas a 111 niños y niñas de cinco a nueve años con el objetivo de entender sus nociones sobre internet, sobre la autoría del contenido online y la fiabilidad que atribuyen al mismo. Teniendo en cuenta los avances sociocognitivos durante este período evolutivo, esperábamos una mejora significativa en la noción de internet. Sin embargo, los resultados muestran diferencias de edad modestas y solo respecto a algunos aspectos básicos (ej., las funciones de internet). Encontramos, por el contrario, que las creencias erróneas sobre lo que es internet y las ideas ingenuas sobre la fiabilidad de los contenidos online estaban presentes en todas las edades. Solo una minoría de participantes de mayor edad contemplaba el riesgo de encontrar información no fiable en internet y alertaban de la necesidad de consultar otras fuentes, en caso de duda. Se discute la necesidad de abordar las ideas erróneas de los niños al menos desde el inicio de la educación primaria, período en el cual la mayoría de ellos ya son capaces de construir muchos de los conceptos abordados en este estudio dentro un contexto de instrucción formal.

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