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Computer Use In Early Childhood Education. Integrating Educational Software Into Interactive Activity

Table 1: Definitions of SE (Educational Software)

Crt. no. Author The significance of educational software Data source
1. Petre Claudia “Educational software is a computer product, in various formats, that can be used with a computer. It represents a carefully chosen topic specific to a particular field and can be an alternative or a solution to traditional teaching and learning methods. In the educational instructional process, SE is most often used at the stage of teaching and acquiring new knowledge, at the stage of deepening the acquired notions, and at the stage of checking and evaluating them. Educational software can be used to check both the knowledge acquired and the skills acquired” (Petre, 2013). p. 3
2. Cristea Sorin “The pedagogical/educational software is a computer program, specifically designed to solve a didactic/educational task or problem by exploiting IAC's own technologies that ensure: data storage (essential; central-auxiliary), organization of data in files; file management, simulation, realization and formative evaluation of learning, regulation-autoregulation of the learning/educational activity” (Cristea, 1998). p. 469
3. Adăscăliţei Adrian “Pedagogical/educational software is a computer program, specifically designed to solve didactic/educational tasks or problems by exploiting technologies specific to computer-assisted instruction, which provides: data storage; data organization in files; file management; learning stimulation; learning achievement; formative assessment of learning; control, regulation/self-regulation and self-monitoring of learning/educational activity” (Adăscăliței, 2007). p. 45
4. Cucoş Constantin “Educational software - software specially designed to teach specific topics” (Cucoș, 2006). p. 225
5. Vlădoiu Daniela “Educational software is a computer program, specifically designed to solve didactic/educational tasks or problems by exploiting specific IAC technologies that ensure: storage, organization of data in files, file management, learning simulation, learning realization, formative evaluation of learning, control, regulation/self-regulation and self-monitoring of learning/educational activity” (Vlădoiu, 2005). p. 22
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