الكاتب/ة الباحث/ة
Dr Fathi Ihmeideh
الناشر/المؤسسة
Journal of Education in Muslim Societies
تاريخ الإصدار
2023
الدولة
الأردن
Children are growing up in a media-rich digital environment where they are immersed in
new technologies in unprecedented ways. Digital games are one of these technologies, and
young children play a wide range of digital games. Research studies suggest that digital
games support children’s learning and development. The paper aims to assess digital games
used by children aged 5 to 8 in Jordan in terms of their appropriateness for children. A
random sample of 35 digital games used by K–3 Jordanian children was selected to explore
to what extent these digital games are developmentally appropriate for children.
The researcher developed a developmental scale that consisted of 12 criteria. The
results indicated that digital games used by children showed a moderate level of appro-
priateness. Moreover, the results revealed domains related to “clear instruction,” “social
interaction,” and “technical design” to be the most appropriate, while domains related to
“nonviolence,” “real-work model,” and “age appropriateness” were found to be the least
developmentally appropriate. Furthermore, there were significant differences in the
appropriateness of children’s digital games across age groups. These findings are discussed,
and implications are set accordingly.