TABLE 4.
Descriptive statistics of the parental attitudes toward young children’s ICT use.
| No. | Item | Response % | M | SD | Rank | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |||||
| Positive effect | |||||||||
| 1 | Help children think flexibly. | 5.09 | 16.85 | 37.52 | 34.66 | 5.88 | 3.19 | 0.96 | |
| 2 | Provide a variety of learning content. | 4.13 | 8.11 | 30.37 | 48.49 | 8.90 | 3.50 | 0.92 | 2 |
| 3 | Provide diverse stimuli for learning. | 4.13 | 10.97 | 30.05 | 46.74 | 8.11 | 3.44 | 0.94 | 3 |
| 4 | Training the ability to react. | 4.77 | 13.04 | 34.50 | 41.02 | 6.68 | 3.32 | 0.95 | 4 |
| 5 | Contribute to the development of cognitive skills (the promotion of thinking skills and knowledge). |
5.25 | 12.40 | 36.72 | 38.79 | 6.84 | 3.30 | 0.95 | 5 |
| 6 | Contribute to language learning. | 4.61 | 17.01 | 33.55 | 38.00 | 6.84 | 3.25 | 0.97 | |
| 7 | Training hand-eye coordination. | 7.15 | 14.79 | 34.34 | 38.79 | 4.93 | 3.20 | 0.99 | |
| 8 | Contribute to more familiarity with learning content. | 3.97 | 13.04 | 48.33 | 31.96 | 2.70 | 3.16 | 0.83 | |
| 9 | Help children to understand the learning content. | 4.61 | 15.90 | 46.26 | 29.41 | 3.82 | 3.12 | 0.88 | −4 |
| 10 | Have a sense of accomplishment in learning. | 5.72 | 16.06 | 44.83 | 28.93 | 4.45 | 3.10 | 0.92 | −3 |
| 11 | Contribute to active learning. | 7.00 | 18.28 | 38.79 | 30.37 | 5.56 | 3.09 | 0.99 | −2 |
| 12 | Help to build self-confidence in learning. | 6.84 | 18.60 | 47.06 | 23.53 | 3.97 | 2.99 | 0.92 | −1 |
| 13 | Rich audio and video help to improve interest in learning. | 3.66 | 8.90 | 21.94 | 52.46 | 13.04 | 3.62 | 0.95 | 1 |
| Negative effect | |||||||||
| 1 | Easily lead to the phenomenon of technology-use addiction. | 0.79 | 3.66 | 14.79 | 39.90 | 40.86 | 4.16 | 0.87 | 1 |
| 2 | Develop the habit of overreliance on audio-visual learning. | 0.79 | 3.02 | 20.03 | 46.10 | 30.05 | 4.02 | 0.83 | 2 |
| 3 | Affect the development of the optic nerve. | 0.64 | 2.86 | 26.07 | 42.29 | 28.14 | 3.94 | 0.84 | 3 |
| 4 | Reduce interests in exploring the external environment. | 1.11 | 7.31 | 21.46 | 38.79 | 31.32 | 3.92 | 0.96 | 4 |
| 5 | Reduce motivation and interest in reading. | 0.95 | 7.47 | 21.46 | 39.75 | 30.37 | 3.91 | 0.95 | |
| 6 | Reduce creativity. | 1.43 | 8.74 | 34.18 | 30.52 | 25.12 | 3.69 | 0.99 | |
| 7 | Hinder the development of the ability to live independently. | 1.59 | 10.02 | 34.82 | 33.55 | 20.03 | 3.60 | 0.97 | −4 |
| 8 | Affect the development of thinking. | 1.11 | 10.02 | 37.84 | 32.11 | 18.92 | 3.58 | 0.94 | −3 |
| 9 | Hinder the development of relationships. | 1.59 | 10.65 | 35.29 | 34.18 | 18.28 | 3.57 | 0.96 | −2 |
| 10 | Establish improper values. | 2.38 | 9.86 | 38.79 | 27.19 | 21.78 | 3.56 | 1.01 | −1 |
(1) = Disagree completely. (2) = Disagree. (3) = Neutral. (4) = Agree. (5) = Agree completely.