The foreign scientists’ ideas regarding the use of multimedia tools in working with preschool children

Abstract

Currently, a new pedagogy has been created and is actively developing in the world, the characteristic feature of which is the use of multimedia technologies in the education of children and adults. Multimedia tools also create new opportunities for the mental development of older preschool children. In modern foreign educational systems, multimedia learning tools have been actively implemented for quite a long time, and ideas have been developed regarding their effective use in working with preschool children. Also, the study and adaptation of the experience of specialists in this field, the analysis of scientific achievements of foreign pedagogy in comparison with the achievements of the Ukrainian preschool education system will allow them to be effectively introduced into the domestic educational space and have a positive impact on the quality of preschool education. After all, through joint efforts and research, it is possible to better understand how multimedia technologies affect the development of children and how to use them in the best possible way. The study of the use of multimedia tools in the education and upbringing of preschool children includes the work of various scientists and specialists in the field of education, psychology and information technologies. The article analyzes the ideas of some famous foreign researchers (Jane Higgins, David Boulton, Laura Berk, Jean Piaget, Jerome Bruner, Lisa Guernsey), whose works may be related to this topic. Among the authors mentioned, Jean Piaget has no works directly devoted to the study of the impact of multimedia on preschool children. However, many of his works can be useful for understanding the general principles of a child's cognitive development and using these principles in the context of studying the effects of multimedia. The works and ideas of the rest of the researchers mentioned in the article are in many respects consistent with the ideas of domestic teachers. Advice and warnings to parents and educators regarding the use of multimedia tools by children are quite relevant for modern society.

Key words: multimedia teaching aids; children of preschool age; foreign experience.