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Instrument Overview
Expert Notes AvailableView expert commentary on strengths and cautions for this instrument
Strengths
Supports engagement of rural and Indigenous students through local funds of knowledge
Multimodal format that is accessible to young learners
Cautions
Requires student access to cameras or cameraphones
Time- and labor-intensive to code and analyze
Deductive codebook may miss emergent or culturally specific ideas
The Conceptions of Engineering: Photo Novellas Assignment and Codebook is an instrument that uses photo "novella" (story) to investigate primary-grade students understanding of engineering in rural and reservation communities.
The codebook was developed by two engineering professors and two education professors (Hammack et al., 2020).
Organization
Topic
Collection Category(ies)
Content
Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student
Administration Information
Length
14 main codes
Access and Use
Price
Free
Contact
Tina Vo:
Email: Tina.Vo@unlv.edu
Rebekah Hammack:
Email: rhammack@purdue.edu
Paul Ganon:
Email: pgannon@montana.edu
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Hammack, R., Lux, N., Gannon, P., & LaMeres, B. (2020, January). Using video diaries to explore percep-
tions of engineering: A comparison of engineers and educators. In ASEE Virtual Annual Conference.
Psychometrics (additional guidance)
Psychometric References
Hammack, R., Vo, T., Lux, N. et al (2025). A Comparative Case Study Investigating Indigenous and Rural Elementary Students’ Conceptions of Community Engineering. Res Sci Educ 55, 565–587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-024-10206-0
Vo, T., Hammack, R., Gannon, P., Lux, N., Wiehe, B., Moonga, M., & LaMeres, B. (2024). A Case Study Comparison of Undergraduate Education and Engineering Majors’ Understanding of Community Engineering. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 35(8), 840–861. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2024.2355687
