As personal computing devices transition from traditional computers to contemporary mobile platforms, a global revolution in technology-based learning is underway. In the context of contemporary education, a critical challenge involves aligning traditional pedagogical methods with the developmental needs of today's learners. The intersection of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and education is pivotal, with mobile devices emerging as transformative catalysts.

New Approaches in Mobile Learning for Early Childhood Education explores the advantages inherent in mobile learning, highlighting various forms of ICT as technically appropriate tools that cater to the developmental needs of children. The book underscores the distinctive benefits of mobile learning, such as heightened user motivation, intuitive usability, and high accessibility and reliability. It positions ICT as an indispensable asset, overshadowing conventional teaching approaches, and emphasizes the principal benefit of these advancements: the facilitation of accelerated and more effective learning in education.

Within the pages of this book, empirical studies unravel the transformative potential of mobile learning applications and their corresponding pedagogical strategies. Tailored for educators, researchers, and policymakers, the book delves into diverse subject domains and age groups, navigating through topics such as mobile learning intricacies, educational applications for children, and innovative science and mathematics education strategies. The book serves as a great educational resource, equipping teachers with tools to evaluate and optimize the efficacy of educational applications. It explores the convergence of mobile technologies and environmental education, offering insights into teachers' intentions to adopt tablets and the role of mobile applications in nurturing computational thinking. This collection of empirical studies disseminates knowledge on the evolving landscape of technology-infused human learning and development globally, addressing the gradual change from conventional personal computers to contemporary mobile devices.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

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Childhood Education
Classroom Tablet Integration
Computational Thinking Skills
Educational Applications of Mobile Technologies
Educational Design
Environmental Education
Mathematics Education
Mobile Applications
Mobile Learning
Mobile Technologies
Pedagogy
Science Education
Teacher Evaluation

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Stamatios Papadakis is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete, Greece. His expertise lies in Educational Technology with a specific focus on mobile learning. Engaged in numerous international and national projects concerning computational thinking and pedagogy across Pre-K to 16 Education, he is dedicated to advancing the field. His research primarily explores mobile learning, particularly leveraging smart mobile devices and associated applications in Preschool and Primary Education. He aims to foster Computational Thinking and enhance students' numerical comprehension. Additionally, his current research delves into the impact of a STEM learning approach facilitated by context-aware mobile learning environments in preschool classrooms, elucidating its effects on learning outcomes among preschoolers.

Michail Kalogiannakis is a Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Thessaly, Greece, and an Associate Tutor at the School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University. Since 2021, he has been included in Stanford University’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list, which – developed by Stanford researchers in collaboration with Elsevier – uses Scopus data and strict criteria such as total citations, the h-index and reflects scientists’ real impact within their fields. He graduated from the Physics Department of the University of Crete and completed postgraduate studies at the University Paris 7–Denis Diderot (D.E.A. in Didactics of Physics) and the University Paris 5-René Descartes–Sorbonne (D.E.A. in Science Education), where he also received his Ph.D. in Science Education. His research interests include science education, STEM education, mobile learning for science education, distance learning, computational thinking, experiments and simulations for science education and the use of GenAI in science education. He has published over 150 articles in international conferences and journals and has served on the program committees of numerous international conferences.

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