“I. Am. a. Star.”: exploring moments of muchness in children’s digital compositional play and embodied science learning
English Teaching: Practice & Critique
ISSN: 1175-8708
Article publication date: 4 May 2023
Issue publication date: 8 June 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine playful practices in the science video composition of a fourth-grader.
Design/methodology/approach
With an analytic interest in “chasing the theory of muchness” (Thiel, 2015a) that describes distinctive moments of affective energies in playful learning, the authors explored a child’s video in which a food chain is dramatized.
Findings
The authors identified how muchness manifested in/through her compositional play.
Originality/value
The potential of playful composing and dramatizing to support meaning-making across contexts and disciplines is discussed.
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Acknowledgements
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DRL-1908272. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Citation
Woodard, R., Diaz, A.R., Phillips, N.C., Varelas, M., Kotler, R., Tsachor, R.P., Rock, R. and Melchor, M. (2023), "“I. Am. a. Star.”: exploring moments of muchness in children’s digital compositional play and embodied science learning", English Teaching: Practice & Critique, Vol. 22 No. 2, pp. 163-176. https://doi.org/10.1108/ETPC-08-2022-0101
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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