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Title: Exploring Families’ Science Talk Using a Mobile Augmented Reality App: An Epistemic Network Analysis Method
This research applies the Epistemic Network Analysis (ENA) method to analyze 11 families’ science talk as they engaged with mobile augmented reality (AR) to learn about cave formation. Results show that the design features in the Cave Explorers mobile AR app triggered four types of families’ science talk. Families with high pre-post gain knowledge scores of the app content engaged in more frequent and detailed describing and identification talk styles when encountering the science content and the place-based observation prompts. Children in these families read more science content aloud and used it to make sense of their observations in the cave exhibit by making explanations and inferences.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1811424
PAR ID:
10554122
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Corporate Creator(s):
Editor(s):
Clarke-Midura, J; Kollar, I; Gu, X; D'Angelo, C
Publisher / Repository:
International Society of the Learning Sciences
Date Published:
Page Range / eLocation ID:
281-284
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
mobile computing augmented reality science education museum education informal learning informal education outdoor education environmental education Epistemic Network Analysis science talk
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
https://repository.isls.org//handle/1/10532
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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