Place‐based learning processes in a family science workshop
Discussion prompts supporting families sensemaking and rural science connections using a community water model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21392944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy R McClain (0000-0002-6027-4703, Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, Outreach and Online Education Penn State University Petersburg Pennsylvania USA, corresponding author), Yu‐Chen Chiu (0000-0002-0129-8609, Learning, Design, and Technology Department, College of Education Penn State University University Park Pennsylvania USA), Heather Toomey Zimmerman (0000-0001-7402-4126, Learning, Design, and Technology Department, College of Education Penn State University University Park Pennsylvania USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 645-673 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8326 • E-ISSN: 1098-237X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sce.21706 |
| OpenAlex | W4211206816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 60 |
This study addresses intergenerational learning processes in informal settings by investigating families engaging in science talk and practices during a water quality science workshop led by local science experts. As part of a larger design‐based research study, this analysis examines how modified Think–Pair–Share discussion prompts within the water quality workshop curriculum supported the families' (a) sensemaking strategies and (b) place‐based scientific reasoning about local water sources as they interacted with a community water model. Using sociocultural theories of learning as our foundational basis, we analyzed parent–child interactions and family sensemaking processes that took place in four workshops with 44 h of video data (12 families). Through our analysis, we identified six distinct types of sensemaking conversations that arose during the workshops: (1) family experience connection, (2) rural connection, (3) model contextualizing, (4) parent revoicing, (5) parent questioning, and (6) prediction. We also found that families spatially distributed physical gestures over three media (air, table, community water model) to support different types of sensemaking conversations. Our findings point towards the importance of family discussion prompts in informal programs as a mediational means that connects abstract science topics to local, rural experiences to support family sensemaking practices. Implications for designing family‐focused science workshops in informal settings include designing discussion prompts to spark families' personally relevant connections with science and providing ample physical space for families to gesture during sensemaking conversations
Knowledge management · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Science education · Sensemaking · Sociology · Computer Science · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |