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Source Code and a Screwdriver: STEM Literacy Practices in Fabricating Activities Among Experienced Adult Makers
Author(s) -
TuckerRaymond Eli,
Gravel Brian E.,
Kohberger Kaitlin,
Browne Kyle
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1002/jaal.612
Subject(s) - literacy , frame (networking) , interfacing , process (computing) , information literacy , digital literacy , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , computer science , sociology , telecommunications , computer hardware , operating system
This article presents results from developing and applying an initial analytic frame for observing and explaining literacy practices in making activities. It describes literacy‐related themes that emerged when the framework was applied. These themes are discussed within the making process of fabrication, one of a number of goal‐directed stages of making. Findings indicate that literacy practices in fabrication are openly shared, networked, and often oriented toward interfacing between physical and digital worlds. Results come from interviews with 14 adult makers. Implications for project‐based learning contexts and for literacy teachers are shared.