Building Model NASA Satellites: Elementary Students Studying Science Using a NASA-themed Transmedia Book Featuring Digital Fabrication Activities
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Daniel Tillman, Song An, Rachel Boren, The University of Texas at El Paso, United States
; David Slykhuis, James Madison University, United States
JCMST Volume 33, Number 3, ISSN 0731-9258 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA
Abstract
This study assessed the impact of nine lessons incorporating a NASA-themed transmedia book featuring digital fabrication activities on 5th-grade students (n = 29) recognized as advanced in mathematics based on their academic record. Data collected included a pretest and posttest of science content questions taken from released Virginia Standards of Learning exams, pre-intervention and post-intervention attitudinal survey data on students' attitude towards science, and open-response questions completed by students describing their feelings about the experience. No statistically significant findings resulted from our achievement test of science, but there were significant impacts on some measures of attitude towards science, and student participants self-reported their feelings about the experience. The article concludes with a discussion of how these results might provide guidance to other endeavors that feature digital fabrication activities in the context of science education, and an articulation of the various obstacles and possible benefits that might occur in future studies.
Citation
Tillman, D., An, S., Boren, R. & Slykhuis, D. (2014). Building Model NASA Satellites: Elementary Students Studying Science Using a NASA-themed Transmedia Book Featuring Digital Fabrication Activities. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 33(3), 327-348. Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 7, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/42081/.
© 2014 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
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