Science Learning and Question Asking

For English-speaking children ages 7 to 12 years old.

During this scheduled video chat with a researcher, your child will take part in a short, four-part lesson about the human body. After the lesson, they will have time to ask questions to an instructor to clarify or follow up on what they learned. At the end, your child will be asked a few questions to check what they learned from the lesson and to learn about their experience asking questions.

This study will take place over a Zoom video call with a researcher and will last approximately 30 minutes. You may choose to skip any questions you prefer not to answer, and all responses will be kept strictly confidential and used only for research purposes.

The purpose of this study is to understand how children ask questions to different kinds of instructors after learning challenging science content. By examining the number and types of questions children ask (for example, questions that seek facts or explanations), as well as how much they learn based on their answers to questions at the end of the study, researchers can better understand how different learning partners influence children’s question-asking when learning challenging science ideas.

30 minutes

$10 USD Amazon.com gift card (usable on the U.S. website only). You will be emailed your gift card within 7 business days of participating in the study. To receive compensation, 1) the consent and demographic forms must be filled out prior to your child's participation, 2) your child must be in the age range specified above, and 3) your child must be visible during the study. Limit: 1 gift card per child.