Children in the intervention group initiated a higher proportion of science-related conversations before and after episode viewing than comparison children¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of child-initiated after-viewing conversations, 25% of intervention families' prompts addressed science while none of the comparison families' prompts did; before viewing the figures were approximately 13% vs 8%. → Dominguez 2021

Evidence¶

Dominguez 2021¶

Dominguez, X., Rood, E., Kamdar, D., Leones, T., & Huynh, K. (2021). Splash and Bubbles for Parents App: Field Study Report [Project Report]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/119

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Analysis of child-initiated conversations coded during Cohort 1 in-person sessions, used as a measure of children's science talk. The report states "25% of the intervention families’ after episode viewing prompts were found to address science, while none of the prompts from comparison families were science related," with stronger differences after than before viewing.

"25% of the intervention families’ after episode viewing prompts were found to address science, while none of the prompts from comparison families were science related"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Intervention families had a larger proportion of science-related conversations than comparison families, most strongly after episode viewing (64% vs 32%) — related
• Parents in the intervention condition tended to initiate more conversations before and after episode viewing than comparison parents, with no difference during viewing — related
• Intervention families used the talk moves asks-a-question and checks-for-understanding more frequently than comparison families, especially after viewing — related
• Nearly all participating families reported using the Splash and Bubbles for Parents app and found it helpful for supporting children's science learning — related
• Children in the intervention group initiated a higher proportion of science-related conversations before and after episode viewing, while concept understanding differences were not detected between groups — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Parents and caregivers in the intervention group initiated more conversations before and after viewing and facilitated more science conversations than the comparison group — related