幼兒電子童書閱聽歷程之研究

A Qualitative Study of Young Children's Use of Electronic Storybooks

本研究旨在探討幼兒閱聽電子童書之歷程，瞭解幼兒電子童書之使用、閱聽障礙和電子童書對其閱讀能力的影響。研究設計是採多元個案之方式，對兩位五歲幼兒進行觀察與訪談，研究結果發現：幼兒閱聽電子童書之歷程可分為探索期、適應期與自主期。電子童書軟硬體設計皆對幼兒帶來影響，並且形成口語、非口語和情緒反應。幼兒閱聽電子童書的瓶頸，則以「無法理解語音、圖標說明」和「硬體使用障礙」為主。此外，根據研究結果，研究者提出幾點建議：一、電子童書應有明確之閱聽介面、語音說明、良好的故事內容、與文本相關之動畫和遊戲。二、成人陪同使用可即時提供協助，並掌握幼兒閱聽狀況。三、成人想法或電子童書附加功能的價值等值得進一步探究。

The purposes of this study were to investigate the relation of young children’s use of electronic story books with their reading development， how young children used electronic books， and the challenges young children faced when using electronic storybooks.Qualitative approach was used in the study， and participant observation as well as semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. The results revealed that three stages emerged when young children used electronic storybooks， including exploring， adjustment， and independence. Although game-oriented electronic storybooks were children’s favorite， they enjoyed reading most of the stories， and understood the meanings of them. In addition， the use of electronic storybooks had great impact on young children’s reading， including verbal responses， non-verbal responses， and emotional responses. When reading electronic storybooks， young children had some difficulties in understanding the icons， vocal instructions， and using mouse and keyboard.