Family learning and sense-making in astronomy: Talk during galaxies workshops held in four rural libraries

Jennifer Scudder, Heather Toomey-Zimmerman, Michele Crowl

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Abstract

Families sense-making talk is a key component of engagement and learning of science in informal learning spaces. Using a multiple case study approach, 10 families’ interactions (10 hours of video) were examined across workshops held at four rural libraries to determine how families talked about the science and if discussion prompts, which were provided as part of the workshop structure, helped or hindered the families conversations during a galaxy sort activity with images from telescopes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences
Subtitle of host publicationThe Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Conference Proceedings
EditorsMelissa Gresalfi, Ilana Seidel Horn
PublisherInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
Pages881-882
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781732467262
StatePublished - 2020
Event14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020 - Nashville, United States
Duration: Jun 19 2020Jun 23 2020

Publication series

NameComputer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1573-4552

Conference

Conference14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences: The Interdisciplinarity of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNashville
Period6/19/206/23/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Education

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