Younger and older preschoolers do not differ substantially in
the way they use computers (Beeson and Williams, 1985; Essa,
1987), although 3-year-olds take longer to acclimate to the keyboard
than 5-year-olds (Sivin et al., 1985). Those that are most
interested in using computers do exhibit higher levels of cognitive
maturity (e.g., vocabulary development, more organized and
abstract forms of free play). They do not differ from less interested
peers in creativity, estimates of social maturity, or socialcognitive
ability (Hoover and Austin, 1986; Johnson, 1985).