ERIC Number: EJ1395002
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1176-3647
EISSN: EISSN-1436-4522
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Investigating Adolescents' Participation Trajectories in a Collaborative Multimodal Composing Learning Environment
Jiang, Shiyan
Educational Technology & Society, v26 n3 p21-36 Jul 2023
The field of STEM education calls for a nuanced understanding of participation as participation measured by attendance provides limited information about student learning. This multiple case study contributes to a nuanced understanding of youth's participation trajectories in a multimodal composition project. In the project, fifth to eighth grade students worked in small groups to create multimodal science fiction stories in which they needed to propose creative solutions to issues related to climate change. In this study, I adopted two theoretical perspectives, disciplinary identity development and community of practice, to analyze participation trajectories with multiple sources of data. This study shows that STEM practices mediated by multiple modes can not only offer students flexibility in moving across forms of participation, but also open space for them to demonstrate their expertise as knowledge producers. Furthermore, this study suggests that the following strategies could be effective for broadening participation in STEM practices: supporting the development of reflective understanding of connections between disciplines through digital literacies, providing exposure in composing with multiple modes, focusing on building a close relation between self and digital artifacts, and offering flexibility in moving across interactional spaces. These insights shed light on broadening participation in other multimodal learning settings.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Participation, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Educational Environment, Cooperative Learning, Climate, Self Concept, Communities of Practice, Technological Literacy, Educational Technology, Learning Trajectories
International Forum of Educational Technology & Society. Available from: National Yunlin University of Science and Technology. No. 123, Section 3, Daxue Road, Douliu City, Yunlin County, Taiwan 64002. e-mail: journal.ets@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.j-ets.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1713191
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