유아용 스마트폰 애플리케이션 내용 분석 = Analysis on contents of smart phone applications for young children

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study analyzed, as of March 2020, the contents of 266 applications for young children installed on smart phone based on the Android OS, and analyzed whether there are differences in application contents according to the downloads. Through this, we aimed to provide parents, early childhood education experts and application developers with objective data for the selection and use of desirable early childhood applications, and further to provide the necessary directions to create applications appropriate for the development of young children. First, the application type of simulation and game accounted for 92.9% of the total, and the area of Nuri curriculum was in the order of natural exploration, art experience, social relations, communication, and physical exercise health. Second, as a result of examining the difference in application contents by the number of downloads, there were differences in application type, Nuri curriculum area, and evaluation score according to the number of downloads 'upper', 'middle', and 'lower'. However, the three groups showed similar patterns in purchase cost.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

본 연구는 2020년 3월 현재 안드로이드 운영체제 기반의 스마트폰에 탑재된 266개의 유아용 애플리케이션의 내용을 분석하고, 다운로드 수에 따라 애플리케이션 내용에 차이가 있는지를 살펴보았다. 이를 통해 부모, 유아교육전문가 및 유아용 애플리케이션 개발자들에게 바람직한 유아용 애플리케이션의 선택과 활용을 위한 객관적인 자료를 제공하고, 나아가 유아의 발달에 적합한 애플리케이션을 제작하는데 필요한 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 애플리케이션 유형은 시뮬레이션형과 게임형이 전체의 92.9%을 차지하였고, 누리과정 영역은 자연탐구, 예술경험, 사회관계, 의사소통, 신체운동건강 영역 순으로 나타났다. 다운로드 수에 따른 애플리케이션 내용의 차이를 살펴 본 결과, 다운로드 수 ‘상’, ‘중’, ‘하’에 따라 애플리케이션 유형, 누리과정 영역, 평가점수에서 차이가 나타났으나, 구매비용에서는 세 그룹별로 비슷한 양상을 보였다.

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