Guided activity kits showed no main effect on parents' STEM talk or directive management during parent-child building play¶
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q3 i? Random assignment to guided versus basic activity kits produced no main effect of intervention on parent STEM talk or directive management. → Karen L. Bierman 2025
Evidence¶
Karen L. Bierman 2025¶
Karen L. Bierman, Lynn S. Liben, Meg Small, Jennifer Connell, Brenda Heinrichs, Jessica Menold, Scarlett Rae Miller, Morgan Mannweiler. (2025). Guided activity kits impact parents’ scaffolding of child STEM play. Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102082
q3 · i? · causal · r2
Randomized intervention in which 75 parent-child dyads (children Mage = 4.82 years) received five activity kits over 10 weeks, assigned to guided (n = 50) or basic (n = 25) kits. The article reports that "No main effect of intervention appeared on parent STEM talk or directive management." No effect size is printed for this null finding.
"No main effect of intervention appeared on parent STEM talk or directive management."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Adults can promote young children's STEM skill learning during guided play but may need support to incorporate STEM talk and reduce directive management — related
- Guided activity kits increased STEM talk only among parents with less formal education, relative to basic kits — related
- Parent STEM talk has been linked to better child STEM outcomes in prior research, per the authors — related
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Guided activity kits showed no main effect on parents' STEM talk or directive management during parent-child building play |
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Guided activity kits showed no main effect on parents' STEM talk or directive management during parent-child building play |
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