Building Justice in Inquiry-Based Learning at School: Untangling the Impact of Family Communication on Inquiry (Poster 2)

• In Event: Sunday Poster Session 11:25 am
  In Poster Session: Promoting Equity and Exploring Inequity in Education

Abstract

In rapidly changing society, students are expected to be active learners who can navigate their own learning. Accordingly, the recent curriculum has been designed to puts more emphasis on skills, such as defining and analyzing problems. While these skills are important for all students, some students have advantages in learning these skills than others due to their family communication patterns. This study examined how communication environment at home affects the quality of learning in the inquiry-based learning projects at school. Participants are 601 elementary and middle school students in Japan. The results show that students who are privileged to have great opportunities to openly and frequently discuss various topics at home tend to engage in inquiry more actively at school.

Authors

• Naomi Kagawa, Shimane University

• Akemi Kurotani, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency