The Chain Mediating Role of Perceived Family Support for Formal and Informal Science Learning in the Association between Family Socioeconomic Status and Informal Science Learning Experiences

Autor/inn/en	He, Xiang-xiang; Deng, Yi-ping; Liu, Jian-hua; Sun, Guang-yu; Xiong, Jian-wen; Xiao, Yang
Titel	The Chain Mediating Role of Perceived Family Support for Formal and Informal Science Learning in the Association between Family Socioeconomic Status and Informal Science Learning Experiences
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 22 (2023) 2, S.232-253 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Xiao, Yang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Science Education; Learning; Informal Education; Family Programs; Socioeconomic Status; Learning Experience; Family Financial Resources; Social Cognition; Prediction; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Lernen; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Lernerfahrung; Soziale Kognition; Vorhersage
Abstract	Students' informal science learning experiences are believed to strongly influence their attitudes toward science and their abilities in the subject. Factors associated with students' informal science learning experiences include family socioeconomic status and perceived family support. However, little is known about whether perceived family support for children's formal and informal science learning differs significantly. The present study filled this gap by exploring how students' perceived family support for formal/ informal science learning affected the link between their socioeconomic status and their experiences of informal science learning. Survey data were collected from 486 Chinese grade 4-6 primary school students. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that the students' socioeconomic status and their informal science learning experiences were significantly and positively correlated. This association was chain-mediated through two categories of perceived family support. Specifically, students' socioeconomic status affected their informal science learning experiences through the separate mediating role of family support for formal science learning and the sequential mediation of perceived family support for formal and informal science learning. These results uncover the role that family support plays in students' science education; accordingly, parents are encouraged to help their children learn science both formally and informally. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01