1.Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
The background of this study is the effect of handheld device addiction on children. In this 21st century babies to school-age children nowadays are digital consumers, they always uses the TVs, computers, gaming systems and smartphones or tablets. They had started playing with their parents smartphone or other electronic devices since right after they know how to grasp an object in their hands. A research study about children's media use in America from a 2011 Common Sense Media Research says that 40% of children aged 2-4years old uses handheld devices such as smartphones, ipods, ipads or other similar devices. While in another survey with parents, had stated that 90% of their children under the age of 2years old watches over some other form of electronic media.
1.2 Overview of Study
This study will show the addiction of children with their handheld devices and the effects that they are getting from it. This addiction has begun to get worst and there are cases that state about children are growing unhealthily because of the effect that the handheld devices can do to the children.
1.3 Statement of Problem
In a research done by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Canada Society of Pediatrics, they had the result of children spending more than 7-8 hours per day facing their handheld device. This has become a major problem because they are not sleeping nor eating well due to they keep on facing their handheld device and may lead to an unhealthy growing lifestyle.
1.4 Research Question
What is the effect unhealthily on handheld device addiction by children age 4 to 6 years old?
1.5 Research Purpose, Aim and Objectives
The aim of the research is to identify the effects of handheld devices addiction on children and to find a way to give out awareness to those who are addicted with the help of a third party audience such as the parents of the children.
1.6 Scope of Study
The scope of the study will be targeted towards children age 4-6 years old.
1.7 Significance of the study
This research is to make the children understand that while playing with the devices, they are to also remember to take care of their health condition. Technology is now advancing fast and according to Dalton Conley, he stated that "Our children's digital lives are turning them into much different creatures from us-and not necessarily for the better – Dalton Conley.”
2. Statement of Problem
2.1 Children are spending 7-8hours per day facing their handheld devices.
According to the American Academy of Pediatric and Canadian Society of Pediatrics, they had stated that an average of 1hours per day is enough for the children range age 2 -6 years old and 2hours perday for children age 6-18 years old. But children nowadays had gone to the extreme of 7-8hours or more perday facing their electronic devices.
3.Review of Literature
3.1 Definition
What is Handheld Devices?
Handheld devices is a computing pocket-sized device with display screen and also input or output interface such as external or touch screen keyboard. According to the definition of handheld device given, there are various types of devices and they includes : mobile computers, media recorders, and also communication devices.
3.2 Cause and effect
Why children should not use handheld devices frequently?
Robert Locke had an article stating that children will not use handheld devices frequently because, it can cause several effects like children will not turn on their brain, they mayb be exposed to too much radiation, not getting enough sleep, taking ages to do their homeworks, their brain development for the toddlers may be at risk, they may also be couch potatoes and last but not least, they might suffer from eye strain.
How do smartphone affect childhood psychology?
Dr. Jenny Radesky of Boston Medical Center, became concerned when she noticed the lack of interaction between parents and children. She had observed that smartphones and handheld devices were interfering with bonding and parental attention.
Radesky said, “They (children) learn language, they learn about their own emotions, they learn how to regulate them. They learn by watching us how to have a conversation, how to read other people’s facial expressions. And if that’s not happening, children are missing out on important development milestones.”
3.3 Understanding the target audience
The stages of artistic development
Understanding the stages of artistic development can help you become better at creating art. It can also help you become a more effective art teacher. We develop artistically. Just like we develop other skills like talking and walking in stages, we develop artistic skills in the same way. In 1947, Dr. Viktor Lowenfeld published “Creative and Mental Growth”, which quickly became THE textbook for art educators. Lowenfeld argues that are six clearly defined stages of artistic development and that these stages can be witnessed in the artworks of children. According to Lowenfeld, the Preschematic Stage-(3-4 years old) Children at this stage of artistic development are beginning to see connections between the shapes that they draw and the physical world around them. Circles and lines may be described as people or objects that are physically present in the child’s life. It is in this stage that a child first makes the connection to communicating through their drawings. The Schematic Stage-(5-6 years old) Children at this stage have clearly assigned shapes to objects that they are attempting to communicate. They often have developed a schema for creating drawings. There is a defined order in the development of the drawing. Drawings at this stage have a clear separation between the sky and the ground. Often the sky is a strip of blue at the top of the paper, while the ground is a strip of green at the bottom. Objects are often placed on the ground instead of floating in space. Objects of importance are often drawn larger than objects of lesser importance.
4. Aim(s) and Objective(s) of Research
4.1 Aim:
To create awareness to the parents and children about the effects of handheld devices addiction on children.
4.2 Objective:
1. To research on the effects of handheld devices addiction on children age between 4 to 6 years old.
2. To analyze the effects of handheld devices on children age between 4 to 6 years old.
3. To create an awareness campaign to the children between age 4 to 6 years old using digital media and installation
4. To educate the children age between 4 to 6 years old about the effects of handheld devices addiction on them.
5. Research Question
5.1 What is the effect unhealthily on handheld device addiction by children age 4 to 6 years old?
6. Methodology
6.1 Definition of Paradigm and Research Design
Step 1:
Pragmatic: pragmatic research is a research where it deals with statictic and proven facts in during the process rather than using ideas and hypotheses that are based on theories and assumption.
Step 2:
Topic: Handheld Device Addiction: the effect unhealthily on children.
6.2 Determine and Description the Research Methods.
Step 3:
Approach: Case Study- A process or study that is on a particular event, activity and a group of people in the period of time. It runs on a detailed analysis of a particular subject but in the given period of time for the research or study.
Step 4:
Handheld
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Addiction
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Issue
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Observation of the problem
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Effect of the Handheld Device
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Interview with profesionalist
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Survey with parents
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Using Digital Media and Installation to give awareness
Handheld Device is a term used for pocket-sized computing device that has touchscreen displays and often referred to mobile devices like smartphones and tablet.
Addiction often is related to drug based illness but there are different types of addiction where handheld device addiction is similar to addiction like shopping and work addiction.
Issue here is the effect that the children could get if the addiction towards the handheld devices continues that they are not noticing which is unhealthy to them.
Effect of the Handheld Device shows the effect unhealthily that the children will be facing if the continue facing handheld devices without control.
Interview with professionals is to understand about the characteristics and understanding of the target audience.
Survey with parents is carried out to know about the characteristic of the children of the handheld device addiction.
Using digital media and installation to give awareness is the idea of using the problem to solve the problem.
Step 5:
Types of Data: A mixture of qualitative and quantitative data
6.3 Research Instrumentation
Step 6:
Data Instruments
- Interview: a meeting with 2 or more professional people to understand more about the target audience and the characteristics.
- Survey: a questionnaire done to a group of parents about their opinion on the matter or issue.
- Observation: observation done to the subject carefully to collect data.
- Pilot Study: a study to different types of kindergartens to collect data of children drawing to implement into the outcome of the project.
6.4 Research Procedures, Steps and Process
Step 7:
Target Variables
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Information/Source
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Data Gathering Methods
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Target of Collection
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Handheld device usage statistic
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Questionnaire/Survey
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Survey Results
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Parents
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Third party experience
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Interviews
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Interview Results
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Professionals (Pediatrics, Psychologist)
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Children behavior with handheld device in hand
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Observation
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Video
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Children
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Naïve style drawings
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Pilot Study
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Visual art
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Children
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7.Reference
Bibliography
Fussell, M. (20 8, 2015). The virtual instrutor.com. (TheVirtualInstructor.com) Retrieved 23 2, 2016 from The Stages of Artistic Development: http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-stages-of-artistic-development
Locke, R. (2016). 8 Reasons Why Children Should not use Handheld Devices Frequently. Retrieved 22 03, 2016 from Lifehack: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/15-small-things-parents-should-their-children-every-day-make-them-feel-loved.html
What are Handheld Devices? (2016). (Rose India) Retrieved 22 03, 2016 from http://www.roseindia.net/services/mobile/What-are-Handheld-Devices.shtml
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