Designing Virtual, Moderated Studies of Early Childhood Development.

ABSTRACT: With increased public access to the Internet and digital tools, web-based research has gained prevalence over the past decades. However, digital adaptations for developmental research involving children have received relatively little attention. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to reduced social contact, causing many developmental university research laboratories to close, the scientific community began to investigate online research methods that would allow continued work. Limited resources and documentation of factors that are essential for developmental research (e.g., caregiver involvement, informed assent, controlling environmental distractions at home for children) make the transition from in-person to online research especially difficult for developmental scientists. Recognizin

SUBMITTER: Gijbels L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8542922 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature