Table 2.
Rationales for introducing children to technology.
| Gender |
Experience |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | User | Non-user | N = 104 | |
| Building hand–eye coordination | 56.3% | 41.7% | 53.2% | 24% | 46.2% |
| Strengthening reflexes | 25% | 23.6% | 24.1% | 24% | 24% |
| Building social skills | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 8% | 9.6% |
| Building problem-solving skills | 56.3% | 52.8% | 60.8% | 32% | 53.8% |
| Developing basic skills in math | 56.3% | 52.8% | 62% | 28% | 53.8% |
| Developing basic skills in reading | 56.3% | 48.6% | 9.5% | 24% | 51% |
| Developing basic skills in language | 53.1% | 44.4% | 54.4% | 24% | 47.1% |
| Developing basic skills in science | 28.1% | 25% | 29.1% | 16% | 26% |
| Arts and Crafts | 43.8% | 26.4% | 38% | 12% | 31.7% |
| History | 6.3% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 8% | 4.8% |
| Searching for information | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 12% | 12.5% |
| Fun/Entertainment | 59.4% | 55.6% | 64.6% | 32% | 56.7% |
| Developing skills for future school success | 34.4% | 41.7% | 44.3% | 24% | 39.4% |
| Occupying your child | 50% | 43.1% | 51.9% | 24% | 45.2% |
| My child asked for it | 18.8% | 26.4% | 25.3% | 20% | 24% |