{"id":54965,"date":"2020-11-25T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=54965"},"modified":"2020-11-24T11:05:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T19:05:38","slug":"kids-as-young-as-3-years-old-think-youtube-is-better-for-learning-than-other-types-of-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/kids-as-young-as-3-years-old-think-youtube-is-better-for-learning-than-other-types-of-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids as young as 3 years old think YouTube is better for learning than other types of video"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Young kids believe that YouTube videos are better for learning than TV shows or videos created on a researcher\u2019s smartphone. They also view people in YouTube videos to be more real than those on TV but less real than those featured in a researcher-created smartphone video. These are the\u00a0major findings<\/a>\u00a0from a pre-COVID-19 study conducted in U.S. children\u2019s museums in 2019.<\/p>\n

We asked children aged 3-8 to look at images that we told them came from YouTube, television or a researcher\u2019s smartphone. Then, we asked them to tell us if they believed that the person in the video was real or not, as well as which videos they would prefer to watch and which they thought would be best to learn from.<\/p>\n

Across the range of ages in the study, children thought people in videos recorded on a smartphone were most likely to be real, followed by YouTube. They considered people on TV as the least likely to be real. This suggests that kids recognize that YouTube is distinct from other media formats, perhaps because it hosts both clips featuring real people and videos with fictional characters. It appears that children have picked up on this and make judgments about YouTube accordingly.<\/p>\n

We also found that kids preferred to watch YouTube just as much as TV and more than a video on a researcher\u2019s smartphone.<\/p>\n

And finally, regardless of their age, children were more likely to view YouTube content as educational than either TV or smartphone-recorded videos. We believe this might help them learn more from educational content on the platform, because they are already primed to find learning value in the videos.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased<\/a>\u00a0the amount of time many children spend using digital media. One of the most popular screen activities for kids is\u00a0watching YouTube videos<\/a>\u00a0for both entertainment and education. Our research provides some of the first insights into how children understand what they see on YouTube and their perceptions of its educational value.<\/p>\n

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all schools\u00a0moved to online instruction<\/a>\u00a0in March with only a few days\u2019 notice, and\u00a0many schools<\/a>\u00a0have continued to educate only virtually this fall. Others have had to\u00a0quickly pivot<\/a>\u00a0to virtual learning due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases after opening up in person at first.\u00a0Teleconferencing<\/a>\u00a0and YouTube videos of lessons supplanted classroom instruction and completely changed the educational landscape. Understanding YouTube\u2019s potential to encourage learning will help teachers and caregivers make informed decisions regarding how to go about remote education.<\/p>\n

Our findings also have implications for how schools should teach young kids about\u00a0media literacy<\/a>. Given that YouTube\u2019s popularity among children has grown exponentially, it\u2019s important that children learn to think critically and question the messages and content that they experience through YouTube and other streaming video platforms.<\/p>\n

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What still isn\u2019t known<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Although our research suggests that children believe that YouTube is better for learning than TV or smartphone videos, we still don\u2019t know if children actually do learn more when they watch YouTube. We will try to find out in the future. However, it\u2019s possible that by simply believing that YouTube has greater educational value, kids may be more engaged and thus learn more from watching YouTube videos than when they encounter educational videos elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Author Bios:<\/strong> Brenna Hassinger-Das is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pace University and Rebecca Dore is Senior Research Associate in Early Childhood at The Ohio State University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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