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Bringing Science Home with PEEP: Using Digital Media to Foster Family Engagement in Science at Home

March 1, 2019 | Media and Technology, Informal/Formal Connections

PEEP Family Science is a collaboration among the WGBH Education and Children’s Media teams, Education Development Center (EDC) researchers and staff, and parents participating in programs with two home visiting organizations: AVANCE in Texas and HIPPY in Arkansas. The project aims to foster joint media engagement and hands-on science exploration among diverse, low-income 3- to 5-year-old children and their parents through the development and testing of an app-based science intervention. This report presents the project background, research questions, study method, and findings of the research, as well as recommendations and a discussion of broader implications of this work. 

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Megan Silander
    Principal Investigator
    EDC
  • REVISE logo
    Author
    EDC
  • Leslie Cuellar
    Author
    EDC
  • Lindsey Hiebert
    Author
    EDC
  • Jennifer Stiles
    Author
    EDC
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1612643
    Funding Amount: $2,000,002,00
    Resource Type: Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Pre-K Children (0-5) | Parents/Caregivers | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Informal/Formal Connections | Pre-K/Early Childhood Programs
    Access and Inclusion: Low Socioeconomic Status

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