CHILDICT results: Nordic-Baltic overview

Tarja TikkanenUniversity College Stord/Haugesund, Norway

Nordic-Baltic Seminar: Findings from the Nordplus CHIDLICT -survey

17.6.2013, Helsinki, FInland

Structure1.Key questions

2.Background

3.Availability and practice

4.Policy & guidelines

5.Expectations & attitudes

6.Competence & learning needs

“Curriculum in kindergarten? Language learning and use of ICT with small children”

CHILDICT: Key questions?1. To what extent are the “kindergarten curriculums”

(rammeplanen) formalized in the participating countries?2. What is the status of the “kindergarten curriculum” in the

participating countries in terms of policies, attitudes and practice, focusing especially on language learning

and early literacy and use of ICT?3. To what extent, is the competence (skills, knowledge,

attitudes) of the kindergarten employees an issue in regards to early literacy learning and use of ICT, i.e. when

it comes to implementing the “kindergarten curriculum” in this area.

Kick-off meeting• Oct 2012

Survey-meeting & preparation• Jan 2013

Nordic-Baltic Survey• Feb-March 2013

Survey analysis & report• April-may 2013

Nordic Seminar• June 2013

CHILDICT network activities

Background

Profile of those who have answered the CHILDICT-survey

Responses by country (N=418)

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

135

58

91

8747

SwedenNorwayFinlandEstoniaDenmark

Kindergarten ownership

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

82%(n=341)

12%(n=76)

Public Private Danmark

Eston

iaFin

land

Norge

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

96 100

73

48

98

4 0

27

52

2

Public Private p[Chi-square] <.001

Gender

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

83

710

Female Male EmptyDan

mark

Eston

iaFin

land

Norge

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

76100

85 81 83

11

0

3 10 213

012 9 15

Female Male Emptyp[Chi-square] <.01

Age – Younger employees answered from Sweden

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

2922

36

256

-25 26-30 31-4041-50 51-60 61+

Danmark

Eston

iaFin

land

Norge

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

1 7 1 1 2412

10 1

302119

2026

233435 38 51

1331

24 2117

2810 3 9 3 4

-25 26-30 31-4041-50 51-60 61+

p[Chi-square] <.001

Education

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

118

72

9

Secondary school Occupational degreeBachelor's degree Master's degree

Danmark

Estonia Finland Norge Sweden0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

2 3 0 0 017 21 25

1

36

7655

6493

62

521

11 6 2

Secondary OccupationalBachelor's Master's

p[Chi-square] <.001

Position

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

11

44

3

34

8

Leader/many kg Leader/oneDep't leader TeacherOther

Denmark

Estonia Finland Norge Sweden0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

110

18 170

55

14

4469

7

4

7

2

0

4

25

57

28

10

85

522

8 4 4

Leader/many Leader/one Dep't LeaderTeacher Other

p[Chi-square] <.001

Experience

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

1198

72

< 5 years 5-7 years8-10 years 10+ years

Denmark

Estonia Finland Norge Sweden0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

10 17 11 2

28710

76

23

109

85

673 64

7487

43

< 5 years 5-7 years 8-10 years 10+ yearsp[Chi-square] <.001

Availability & practice

Responsibility for digital tools

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

68

16

16

Generally Specifically Not at all

Denmark

Estonia Finland Norge Sweden0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

6247

7290

57

26

32

6

3

11

12 21 227

32

Generally Specifically Not at allp[Chi-square] <.001

Use of digital tools with children

PCLap

top

Videop

roj

Table

t pc

Smart

phon

e

Scree

ns

Int wire

less

Int ca

ble

Int m

obile

Smart

board

s0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

15 8 116

313 13 8 6 1

1916

6

14

2

8 1310

3 4

1411

13

5

1

6 58

2 2

1620

182

3

57 14

42

2422

199

20

1216

25

219

716

3244

5643

3321

4665

5 7 11 10 15 13 13 14 18 17

Daily Weekly Monthly SometimesNever w/ children Have not Missing

Use of digital media with children

Digicam Voice rec Skanner Webcam Playcons Printer CD/DVD MP3/MP40%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

202 3 2 1

17

38

6

24

410

2 1

24

25

7

15

77

2 2

15

10

3

17

1812

4 3

9

8

2

15

13

38

178

227

8

5

42

18

5767

4 4

58

514 12 16 18

9 816

Daily Weekly Monthly SometimesNever w/ children Have not Missing

Country comparison –Use of & access to digitools:At least weekly/no accessDigitool DK EE FI NO SE

PC 39 / 6 33 / 4 17 / 17 54 / 6 40 / -

Laptop 28 / 3 6 / 41 8 / 45 55 / 2 18 / 9

Videoprojector 10 / 35 2 / 35 4 / 65 13 / 25 13 / 7

Tablet pc 59 / 22 0 / 83 5 / 79 40 / 44 33 / 44

Smartphone 9 / 57 0 / 78 3 / 80 6 / 49 14 / 75

Screen 33 / 34 9 / 60 7 / 72 39 / 39 20 / 52

Internet wireless 45 / 14 7 / 52 6 / 67 50 / 21 20 / 62

Internet cable 15 / 31 32 / 9 14 / 26 30 / 26 22 / 21

Internet mobile 18 / 43 7 / 52 0 / 75 19 / 41 5 / 77

Smartboard 7 / 74 2 / 83 3 / 82 16 / 69 5 / 93

Country comparison –Use of digimedia at least weekly

Digicam Voice recorder

Skanner Webcam Play console

Printer CD/DVD player

MP3/MP40

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

5914 15 9 12 40 68

23

2633

67

5162

75

79

9

2

0 0

49

72

044

60

Danmark Estonia Finland Norway Sweden

Country comparison – No access to media

Digicam Voice recorder

Skanner Webcam Play console

Printer CD/DVD MP3/MP40

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

10

50

10

66 76

2 2

57

6

55

6

5188

1 4

60

49 61 73 66

54

45

8383

82

28

82

93

82

Denmark Estonia Finland Norway Sweden

Use of digital tools across the countries

Learn

ing ac

tivitie

s excl

.

Keep

ing kid

s busy

Coope

ration

Explo

ration

Lang

uage

skills

Spcia

l edu

c

Enric

hmen

tFu

n0

50

100

150

200

250

4919

59 48 52 53 46 54

35

12

1210 15 2 15 8

24

0

148

14 20 17 6

46

11

4223

43 46 3126

60

0

45

4519 20 31

11 SwedenNorwayFinlandEstoniaDenmark

Use at least weekly for the purpose

Policies & guidelines

Guidelines - overview

Municipality Kindergarten Department0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

9.6 3.110.5

32.7

7.7

27.4

20.3

10

16.4

19.5

12.9

17.7

18

66.3

27.9

No guidelinesDon't knowNot at allTo a little extentTo some extentTo a large extent

Guidelines for use of digitools for early literacy learningAll countries

Municip

ality

Kinde

rgarte

n

Depart

ment

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

8 8.6 9.1

23.8 26.2 25.2

16.321 21.7

21.2 12.5 12.1

19.2 18.6 19

No guidelinesDon't knowNot at allTo a little ex-tentTo some ex-tentTo a large ex-tent

In municipalities

Danmark

Eston

ia

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

27.3

3.6

15.6

24.453.2

13.6

12.5

16.77

2.124.2

32.1

17.8 17.4

12.8

8.3

35.725.6 26.7

19.2

No guidelines

Don't know

Not at all

To a little ex-tent

To some ex-tent

To a large ex-tent

Parent involvement in guidelines building in KG

Denmark

Estonia Finland Norway Sweden0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

12.1 3.6 6.7 10.3 8.5

56.8

14.320

32.244.7

9.8

8.9

14.4

10.3

12.8

21.2

73.258.9

47.134

No guidelinesNo, but has guidelinesYes, not systematicallyYes, systematically

Competence plan in municipality for digi-skills development for educ. use

Danmark

Estonia Finland Norway Sweden0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

21.6

0 6.9 9.2

40.4

24.6

10.713.9 13.8

3423.9

46.439.1

49.4

6.429.9

42.9 39.127.6

19.1

Don't knowNo planNo, but priorityYes

Expectations for taking digitools in use together with childrenEarly literacy learning

ExpectationsFrom national level

Denmark

Eston

ia

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

18.31.9 2.2

18.8 19.1

39.7

16.7 27

51.836.2

19.8

14.820.2

21.2

19.1

17.6

31.5

31.5

3.512.8

4.6

35.219.1

4.7 12.8

To a great extent To some extentTo a little extent Not at allDon't know

From management

Danmark

Eston

ia

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

31.1

5.6 2.319.3 27.7

22.6

40.7

14.9

34.944.7

11.520.4

28.7

24.114.916.4 22.2

41.4

126.47.4 11.1 12.6 9.6 6.4

To a great extent To some extentTo a little extent Not at allDon't know

ExpectationsFrom parens

Danmark

Estlan

d

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

33.634

12.4

31.3 23.4

31.224.5

38.2

43.436.2

22.7

20.8 37.1

8.417

2.317 10.1 9.6 14.9

To a great extent To some extentTo a little extent Not at allDon't know

From myself

Danmark

Estlan

d

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

52.6

10.7 16.140.5 48.9

35.3

55.4 44.8

40.542.6

9

17.9 21.8

14.3 6.41.510.7 16.1

3.6 2.1

To a great extent To some extentTo a little extent Not at allDon't know

Attitudes

Early literacy learning

Digitools used at home, no need to use them in KG

Denmark

Eston

ia

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

11.9

25.938.2

15.98.7

42.1

36.227

45.1 62.5

32.5

1.713.5

25.615.2

Fully agree Agree Neither/NorDisagree Fully disagree

National plan gives clear guidelines for use of digitools to promote children’s learning

Danmark

Eston

ia

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

4 0 0

39.8

10.611.1

722.7

41

46.841.336.8

39.8

14.6

25.527.843.9

26.1

4.81715.9 12.3 11.4

0 0

Fully agree Agree Neither/NorDisagree Fully disagree

Learning and competence in pedagogic use of digitoolsEarly literacy learning

Informal learningExplore and test by myself in KG

Denmark

Eston

ia

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

13.3 5.4 5.819.3 10.6

37.5

17.9 16.3

37.336.2

32

19.6 26.7

22.927.7

11.7

51.8 32.6

20.5 21.35.5 5.4

18.60 4.3

Daily Weekly MonthlySometimes Never

Self-study from internett

Danmark

Eston

ia

Finlan

d

Norway

Swed

en0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

25.6 17.55.7

12 23.4

43.4

19.321.8

19.321.3

20.2

50.949.4

50.644.7

9.3 10.523 15.7 10.6

Daily Weekly MonthlySometimes Never

Thank you for your attention!

Contact information:

Tarja TikkanenProfessorUniversity College Stord/HaugesundNorway E-mail: tarja.tikkanen@hsh.no Tel. +47 - 5349 1300 Mobile +47 - 4131 4343