The subject of success in library makerspaces is often someone other than the participating patron, such as facilitators or parents¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Staff and educators identified learners, maker educators, and parents as alternative subjects whose success they look for, not only the participating patron. → Kailea Saplan · Sam Abramovich · Peter Wardrip 2024

Evidence¶

Kailea Saplan · Sam Abramovich · Peter Wardrip 2024¶

Kailea Saplan · Sam Abramovich · Peter Wardrip. (2024). Analyzing properties of success for assessment development in maker-based learning. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10286-1

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Finding from the interview study: one staff member described success as a facilitator adapting to the people in the room, and an educator described tracking changes in parents' attitudes toward play at home. The article reports the patron "is not always the person they expect to demonstrate success."

"However, staff and educators also suggested that the learner or patron interacting directly in a program is not always the person they expect to demonstrate success."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Library staff and maker educators describe success in maker programs through four themes: who demonstrates success, how it is demonstrated, what makes it visible, and with whom it is shared — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Library maker educators rely on both quantitative metrics and qualitative evidence to judge whether their definitions of success are met — related
• Educators perceive success in maker programs as observable at multiple timescales, from immediately in the moment to over multiple programs or years — related