Learning blueprint aligned to NGSS¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 6 claims (6 for) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A learning blueprint developed to guide the design of all project resources, including the app and research instrumentation. It outlined science content learning goals for children "aligned to the Disciplinary Core Ideas identified in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)" and science practice learning goals aligned to skills identified across the NGSS and Head Start Frameworks, serving as an anchor throughout development.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Alignment to NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas and science practice skills from NGSS and Head Start Frameworks

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Young children in families using the app

Target Learning Goals¶

• Science content learning and science practice skills

Claims¶

• The usefulness of app components varied by child's age: conversation starters were too advanced for some younger children but helpful for older children [+W]
• Families who used the app's features more extensively reported stronger changes in joint media engagement and science [+W]
• 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 [+W]
• In an out-of-the-box evaluation, 60% of parents accessed video clips and 52% accessed activities without prompting or instruction [+W]
• Over 70% of participants in the field and station studies rated the app a 4 or 5 for supporting children's science learning [+W]
• Parents and caregivers in the intervention group initiated more conversations before and after viewing and facilitated more science conversations than the comparison group [+W]

Related Elements¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Digital Promise, The Jim Henson Company, Concord Evaluation Group, & Curious Media. (2021). Designing an app to support families' joint engagement with media: Design principles and lessons from research. [White Paper]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/121