| Affiliations: | Aggie STEM |
| Project Leader: | Rachel Martin rkt002@tamu.edu Teaching, Learning & Culture |
| Faculty Mentor: | Lynn Burlbaw, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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Fall 2017: TBD |
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Team Size:
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6 (Team Full) |
| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Team members will have the chance to earn co-authorship in a paper and/or presentation, gain experience with research and data analysis, support with academic writing, interact with faculty, and earn research credit. |
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Team Needs:
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No research experience required. This project would be beneficial for students interested in educational research, STEM education or language development. 1-2 team members who speak Spanish would be beneficial, as many of the Maker students are bilingual. |
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Description:
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This research project will focus on 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students’ development of STEM language. These elementary students are participating in a grant funded project where they use making and computer programing to learn science concepts. The research we will focus on is analyzing students’ language use and development across time (from their 3rd grade experience through their 4th grade experience) to see how they are acquiring STEM academic language. This team will work together to review literature, design methods for the transcription of video/audio data, plan the analysis and perform data analysis. The goal for this project is to put together a scholarly paper that displays how elementary students acquire STEM language while participating in making activities.
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