Abstract
Parental involvement is a critical lever that can increase positive academic outcomes for K-12 students. Technology can increase access to parental involvement opportunities to broaden the participation of parents who are from backgrounds that have historically been excluded from STEM fields. Increasing their involvement has the possibility of increasing students' STEM learning outcomes. This study focuses on middle school students and parents from groups that have been historically underrepresented in STEM. We work with teachers to leverage a technology enhanced social learning environment (SLE) to invite parents and students to share familial knowledge and everyday lived experiences that are relevant to the scientific content being covered in their classes. Our research findings show that on classroom based scientific content measures, students who participate in the SLE, outperform students who do not. In addition, students who participate in the SLE with a parent or family member outperform students who participate individually. These findings advance our understanding of the impacts of parent involvement and emphasize the need to create innovative ways to broaden the participation of parents from diverse backgrounds.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | ISLS Annual Meeting 2023 |
Subtitle of host publication | Building Knowledge and Sustaining our Community - 16th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2023 - Proceedings |
Editors | Crina Damsa, Marcela Borge, Elizabeth Koh, Marcelo Worsley |
Publisher | International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) |
Pages | 301-304 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781737330684 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2023 |
Event | 16th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2023 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jun 10 2023 → Jun 15 2023 |
Publication series
Name | Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL |
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Volume | 2023-June |
ISSN (Print) | 1573-4552 |
Conference
Conference | 16th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, CSCL 2023 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Montreal |
Period | 6/10/23 → 6/15/23 |
Bibliographical note
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