Using Media and Texting to Foster STEM Learning in Low-Income and Latinx Families

利用媒体和短信促进低收入和拉丁裔家庭的 STEM 学习

• 批准号: 2115669
• 负责人: Sandra Sheppard
• 金额: $ 299.66万
• 依托单位: WNET
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2115669&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Media; Texting; Foster; STEM

Cyberchase: Mobile Adventures in STEM is designed to advance the STEM learning of children ages 6-8 and engage low-income families in informal STEM interactions. Based on a successful NSF-funded pilot, the project combines the appeal of the PBS KIDS series Cyberchase and the potential of mobile texting to deliver informal learning. WNET and Education Development Center will produce: three Cyberchase videos that blend math and environmental content; a bilingual family engagement campaign in 15 communities across the U.S. that combines this media with weekly text-based engagement; and research into use and impact of the model among low-income Latinx families. Mobile Adventures addresses the need to better engage underserved families in informal science practices that are foundational for future STEM learning. While the materials target low-income communities broadly, research will focus on low-income Latinx families with children ages 6-8, an age group overlooked in previous research on educational uses of texting. A needs assessment and formative testing will ensure that the project design meets the needs and interests of diverse Latinx and other families.The goal of Mobile Adventures is to build knowledge about how innovative, culturally responsive tools can help Latinx and low-income families engage in fun STEM learning at home. A three-tiered research study will address the question: how and to what extent does a mobile text-and-media approach to delivering informal STEM learning materials foster joint media engagement between children and parents, building new repertoires for learning together? The study will combine analysis of observation in homes and community settings, backend data, and pre/post surveys. Research will deepen understanding of effective family engagement models that make media a central component, the potential of text messaging as a stimulus to parent/child STEM learning, and maximal design of media and community engagement to serve low-income Latinx families. Findings will be disseminated through national conferences and journals. The Cyberchase videos, distributed free on broadcast and digital platforms, will build the STEM literacy of millions of diverse children, while the family engagement campaign will involve a projected 3,750 families in 15 locations. Evaluation will assess how well the project has met its goals.This Innovations in Development project is funded by the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, which seeks to (a) advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning in informal environments; (b) provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; (c) advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and (d) engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

网络追逐：STEM领域的移动的冒险旨在促进6-8岁儿童的STEM学习，并让低收入家庭参与非正式的STEM互动。该项目以国家科学基金会资助的一个成功试点项目为基础，结合了PBS KIDS系列“网络追逐”的吸引力和移动的短信提供非正式学习的潜力。WNET和教育发展中心将制作：三个Cyberchase视频，融合了数学和环境内容;在美国15个社区开展双语家庭参与活动，将这种媒体与每周基于文本的参与相结合;并研究低收入拉丁裔家庭中该模型的使用和影响。移动的冒险解决了更好地让服务不足的家庭参与非正式科学实践的需要，这是未来STEM学习的基础。虽然这些材料广泛针对低收入社区，但研究将侧重于有6-8岁儿童的低收入拉丁家庭，这是以前关于短信教育用途的研究中忽略的一个年龄组。需求评估和形成性测试将确保项目设计满足不同的拉丁裔和其他家庭的需求和兴趣。移动的冒险的目标是建立关于如何创新的知识，文化响应工具可以帮助拉丁裔和低收入家庭在家里从事有趣的STEM学习。一个三层的研究将解决这个问题：如何以及在多大程度上做一个移动的文本和媒体的方法来提供非正式的STEM学习材料，促进儿童和家长之间的联合媒体参与，建立新的剧目一起学习？这项研究将结合联合收割机分析在家庭和社区环境中的观察，后端数据，和前/后的调查。研究将加深对有效的家庭参与模式的理解，使媒体成为核心组成部分，短信作为父母/孩子STEM学习刺激的潜力，以及媒体和社区参与的最大设计，以服务于低收入拉丁裔家庭。调查结果将通过国家会议和期刊传播。在广播和数字平台上免费分发的Cyberchase视频将为数百万不同的儿童建立STEM素养，而家庭参与活动将涉及15个地点的3，750个家庭。评估将评估项目实现目标的情况。这一发展中的创新项目由推进非正式STEM学习（AISL）计划资助，该计划旨在（a）推进非正式环境中STEM学习的设计和发展的新方法和基于证据的理解;（B）提供多种途径，以扩大STEM学习经验的获取和参与;（b）提供多种途径，以促进STEM学习经验的发展。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。