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Soo Hyeon Kim; Amber Simpson – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2024
Within engineering education, informal, out-of-school making experiences and parent-child interactions within home environments are both considered as a promising context for the development of engineering discourse and practices. However, less is known about how parents support children's engagement in engineering learning, particularly when they…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Parent Participation, Design, Technology Uses in Education
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Amber Simpson; Jing Yang; Adam Maltese – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2024
Research has consistently highlighted the importance of promoting child-parent interactions. In this essay, we describe the development of MAKEngineering kits that provide collaborative learning experiences for children in Grades 2-6 to engage in engineering design tasks with members of their families in their home environment. First, we present…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Engineering Education, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Science