Digital Comics Use to Develop Thinking Dispositions in Early Childhood Education

A growing body of evidence highlights the importance of using technology to support critical thinking. This study investigates the influence of digital comics on the development of young students´ inclinations towards high-order thinking, proposing a dispositional approach to technology integration with story making. Following the seven thinking dispositions model [7], 18 stories of 4-6 years olds were examined, in order to explore digital comic´s potential as a thinking dispositions´ development enhancing tool. The findings were positive and promising.