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Table 3 Self-reported event ratings by location and activity

From: Measuring informal STEM learning supports across contexts and time

Activity

Location

Activity

Home

Camp

Park

Library

Museum

Web video

Web-based

TV/movie

Hands-on

Podcast/speaker

Interest

7.9 (2.6)

7.7 (2.2)

7.6 (1.4)

8.1 (3)

7 (.5)

9.5 (.2)

8.1 (2.1)

9.1 (1.2)

7.4 (2.7)

7.4 (1.2)

Child engagement

7 (2.6)

6.2 (2.3)

6.6 (1.9)

7.4 (3.3)

7.2 (1.2)

8.7 (1.6)

7.2 (2)

7.6 (2.7)

6.6 (2.6)

8.3 (1.9)

Parent engagement

6.6 (2.9)

7 (2)

7.8 (1.7)

8.8 (2.4)

7 (2.73)

7 (2.5)

7.7 (2.1)

4.1 (3.3)

7.2 (2.5)

8.1 (1.4)

Goal-friend

4.4 (3.2)

8.5 (1.9)

7.6 (3.2)

7 (3.6)

7.7 (.5)

1.8 (2.3)

4.4 (3.1)

6.2 (3.4)

5.8 (3.3)

3 (2.8)

Goal-learning

6.6 (3)

7 (1.7)

5.1 (2)

7.4 (2.4)

6.5 (1)

8.2 (2.4)

6.5 (2.8)

7.2 (3)

6.4 (2.9)

8 (2.8)

Goal-fun

7.3 (3)

7.4 (3.6)

7.7 (2.5)

7.6 (3.3)

7.5 (1)

6.7 (2.8)

8.4 (2.6)

8.9 (1.7)

7 (1.4)

6.9 (3.2)

Child identity

5.3 (3.3)

6.8 (2.2)

5 (3)

6.3 (3.5)

4.7 (2.5)

5.5 (2.5)

6.4 (3.3)

6.2 (3.2)

5.2 (3.2)

6.7 (2.6)

Parent identity

5.8 (3.2)

7 (2.3)

6.1 (2.1)

7.2 (1.9)

3 (.5)

7.7 (2)

7.2 (2.3)

3.8 (3.1)

6 (3.1)

7 (4.2)

  1. Note: Table displays means with standard deviations in parentheses. Cells in boldface indicate a significant difference at the p > .05 level based on the results of LSD post hoc tests