Hygienic assessment of using electronic educational content for preschoolers

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Introduction. The emergence of various digital educational resources for children dictates the need for scientific justification of their safe use in educational and leisure activities of preschoolers of different ages.

The aim of the study is the hygienic assessment of electronic educational content (EEC) of the digital educational system “Mobile e-education — Kindergarten” (DES “MEE Kindergarten”) for preschool children.

Materials and methods. A hygienic observational and expert-analytical study was conducted to evaluate the EEC of the DES “MEE Kindergarten” (60 scenarios of classes) for preschoolers of different age groups.

Results. To assess EEC there have been established hygienic significant indicators follows: the number, size, contrast and color scheme of information objects; the presence of text and indicators of its font design; sound and video clips; a set of navigation tools, the ability to customize the image. The analysis of the scenarios of classes showed the main indicators of EEC generally to meet the age capabilities of preschool children and the principles of hygienic safety. The results of the expert-analytical study allow concluding the electronic materials of the DES “MEE Kindergarten” can be used in the educational and leisure activities of preschool children.

Limitations. The study was limited to the study of the main components of the EEC (illustrative material, audio and video fragments in the practical absence of text material), taking into account indicators important for the safe visual work of preschoolers.

Conclusion. The scientific substantiation of the safe using the DES “MEE Kindergarten” in the educational and leisure activities of preschoolers is given. The results of the research made it possible to identify hygienically significant indicators for assessing the EЕC for preschoolers, including parameters characterizing its design; to develop hygienic recommendations for the use of the DES “MEE Kindergarten” according to the age of children and hygiene regulations. The data obtained are one of the stages in the development of a methodology for assessing and hygienic rationing of quantitative and qualitative indicators of EEC for preschoolers, preparation of hygienic recommendations for its design in the context of digital transformation of education.

Contribution:

Kuchma V.R. — the concept and design of the study, editing;

Stepanova M.I., Polenova M.A. — collection and processing of material, writing a text, editing. 

All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version. 

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgement. The study had no sponsorship.

Received: January 21, 2021 / Accepted: April 12, 2022 / Published: April 30, 2022

About the authors

Vladislav R. Kuchma

Institute for Complex Hygiene Problems of the Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing; First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)

Author for correspondence.
Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1410-5546
Russian Federation

Marina I. Stepanova

Institute for Complex Hygiene Problems of the Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing

Email: mi_stepanova@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6155-9436

MD, PhD, DSci., professor, Chief Researcher of Hygiene of Children, Adolescents and Youth Department of the Institute for Complex Hygiene Problems of the Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing, Mytishchi, 141014, Russian Federation.

e-mail: mi_stepanova@mail.ru

Russian Federation

Marina A. Polenova

Institute for Complex Hygiene Problems of the Federal Scientific Center of Hygiene named after F.F. Erisman of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7568-3342
Russian Federation

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