Figure 1
Simplified search and selection process for qualifying studies.
Table 1
Definitions of qualitative codes.
| Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| Identification | Focus on determining participants’ funds of knowledge for individuals, a particular group, or in a specific setting or activity |
| Curriculum | Focus on design and/or implementation of longer curricular units (i.e., multiple connected lessons) that attend to students’ funds of knowledge |
| Teaching | Focus on how teachers attend to students’ funds of knowledge during instruction and lesson planning or understand the concept of funds of knowledge |
| Learning | Focus on student cognitive processes in relation to funds of knowledge |
Table 2
Funds of knowledge applications of qualifying studies.
| Authors (Year) | STEM discipline | Identification (n = 11) | Curriculum (n = 9) | Teaching (n = 15) | Learning (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguirre et al. (2012) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Albrecht and Upadhyay (2018) | Science | X | |||
| Alvaré (2017) | Science (env science) | X | |||
| Andreé and Lager-Nyqvist (2012) | Science | X | |||
| Borgerding (2017) | Science (evolution) | X | X | ||
| Borgerding et al. (2017) | Science (physics) | X | |||
| Bose (2017) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Brown et al. (2018) | Science | X | |||
| Ciechanowski et al. (2015) | STEM | X | |||
| Cribbs and Linder (2013) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Diaz and Bussert-Webb (2017) | Science and math | X | |||
| Durá et al. (2015) | Science (food) | X | |||
| Edwards et al. (2015) | Science (env science) | X | |||
| Ewing (2014) | Mathematics (sorting and partitioning) | X | |||
| Fox-Turnbull (2015) | Technology | X | |||
| Gallivan (2017) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Gonsalves (2014) | Science | X | |||
| Graue et al. (2015) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Handa and Tippins (2013) | Science | X | |||
| Harper (2016) | Science | X | |||
| Irish and Kang (2018) | Science | X | |||
| Kafai et al. (2014) | Computing & engineering | X | |||
| Kajamaa et al. (2018) | STEAM | X | |||
| Kern et al. (2012) | Science (physical science) | X | |||
| Kier and Khalil (2018) | Engineering | X | |||
| McLaughlin and Calabrese Barton (2013) | Science | X | |||
| Mejia et al. (2019) | STEM | X | |||
| Miller and Roehrig (2016) | STEM | X | |||
| Mills et al. (2019) | Science | X | |||
| Milne and Edwards (2013) | Technology | X | |||
| Razfar (2012) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Ryu et al. (2018) | STEM | X | |||
| Ryu et al. (2019) | STEM | X | |||
| Smith and Lucena (2016) | Engineering | X | |||
| Stoehr and Civil (2019) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Svarovsky et al. (2017) | Engineering | X | |||
| Tan and Calabrese Barton (2010) | Science | X | |||
| Tan et al. (2018) | STEM (making) | X | |||
| Walkington (2017) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Williams et al. (2016) | Mathematics | X | |||
| Wilson-Lopez et al. (2016) | Engineering | X | |||
| Worthington and van Oers (2016) | Mathematics | X |
Table A1
Characteristics of qualifying studies.
| Authors (Year) | Publication type | Participant population | Research setting | Methods | Types of data collection | STEM discipline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguirre et al. (2012) | Journal | Pre-service teachers | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Artifacts | Mathematics |
| Albrecht and Upadhyay (2018) | Journal | Somali immigrant mothers of school-aged children | Community | Qualitative | Interviews | Science |
| Alvaré (2017) | Journal | In-service elementary school teachers from the U.S. and Trinidad and Tobago | Professional development program | Qualitative | Interviews and observations | Science (environmental science) |
| Andreé and Lager-Nyqvist (2012) | Journal | Middle school students and teachers | Middle school in Sweden | Qualitative | Observations | Science |
| Borgerding (2017) | Journal | High school students and teacher at a rural school | High school | Mixed methods | Interviews, observations, artifacts, surveys, and content tests | Science (evolution) |
| Borgerding et al. (2017) | Journal | Pre-service teachers in social studies, science, and physical education; a college football player | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Interviews and a focus group | Science (physics) |
| Bose (2017) | Conference | Sixth-grade students | Middle school in India | Qualitative | Interviews | Mathematics |
| Brown et al. (2018) | Journal | In-service teachers in graduate program | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Science |
| Ciechanowski et al. (2015) | Journal (practitioner) | 4-H staff, pre-service teachers, and Latinx 3rd–5th grade students | After-school program | Qualitative | Observations and artifacts | STEM |
| Cribbs and Linder (2013) | Journal | Teacher and students in a 5th-grade math classroom | Elementary school | Qualitative | Interviews and observations | Mathematics |
| Diaz and Bussert-Webb (2017) | Journal | Latinx pre-service teachers (math, science, kinesiology, and English) and native Spanish-speaking elementary, middle, and high school students | After-school tutoring program (part of 4-year institution course) | Qualitative | Paired interviews, observations, artifacts, and a focus group | Science and mathematics |
| Durá et al. (2015) | Journal | Latinx elementary school students and family members | After-school program | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, artifacts, and focus groups | Science (food) |
| Edwards et al. (2015) | Journal | In-service early childhood educators (four-year old kindergarten) | Professional development program in Australia | Qualitative | Artifacts | Science (environmental science) |
| Ewing (2014) | Journal | Adults and children from a Torres Strait Islander community | Community meeting & workshop in Australia | Qualitative | Conversations, observations, and artifacts | Mathematics (sorting and partitioning) |
| Fox-Turnbull (2015) | Journal | Elementary school students in 2nd and 6th grade | Elementary school in New Zealand | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Technology |
| Gallivan (2017) | Journal (practitioner) | Elementary education pre-service teachers in mathematics methods course | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Interviews and artifacts | Mathematics |
| Gonsalves (2014) | Journal | Female high school students | After-school program | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Science |
| Graue et al. (2015) | Journal | In-service teachers with early childhood certification | Professional development program | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Mathematics |
| Handa and Tippins (2013) | Journal | Pre-service teachers in chemistry and physics | Community immersion in the Philippines (part of 4-year institution course) | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Science |
| Harper (2016) | Journal | Karen refugee families | Community | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, artifacts, and a focus group | Science (sustainability) |
| Irish and Kang (2018) | Journal | In-service middle school teachers | Middle school | Qualitative | Interviews and observations | Science |
| Kafai et al. (2014) | Conference | Indigenous 7th and 8th grade students | Middle school & summer camp | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Computing & engineering |
| Kajamaa et al. (2018) | Journal | Elementary school students taking an elective course at the makerspace | Makerspace at an elementary school in Finland | Qualitative | Observations | STEAM |
| Kern et al. (2012) | Journal | Vietnamese immigrant teacher | High school | Qualitative | Interviews and observations | Science (physical science) |
| Kier and Khalil (2018) | Journal | Black middle school in-service teachers | Professional development program | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Engineering |
| McLaughlin and Calabrese Barton (2013) | Journal | Pre-service teachers in a science methods course | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Artifacts and focus groups | Science |
| Mejia et al. (2019) | Conference | In-service teacher and undergraduate and graduate student STEM facilitators (all nondominant in STEM fields – Black, Latinx, and/or female) | Summer program for incoming 6th grade students (primarily Latinx ELLs) | Qualitative | Interviews, daily survey reflections, and focus groups | STEM |
| Miller and Roehrig (2016) | Journal | Ojibwe elementary school students, families, and tribal elder | After-school program and elementary school | Qualitative | Interviews and observations | STEM |
| Mills et al. (2019) | Journal | A participant family with high school, middle school, and elementary school aged children | After-school program | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and artifacts | Science |
| Milne and Edwards (2013) | Journal | Five-year-old elementary school students | Field trip in New Zealand | Qualitative | Interviews | Technology |
| Razfar (2012) | Journal | Bilingual, Latinx 5th-grade students | After-school mathematics club | Qualitative | Observations | Mathematics |
| Ryu et al. (2018) | Journal | Pre-service teachers in integrated STEM teachings methods course | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Interviews and artifacts | STEM |
| Ryu et al. (2019) | Journal | Burmese refugee high school students | After-school program | Qualitative | Observations | STEM |
| Smith and Lucena (2016) | Journal | Low income, first-generation undergraduate students | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Interviews and observations | Engineering |
| Stoehr and Civil (2019) | Journal | Pre-service teachers in a mathematics methods course | 4-year institution | Qualitative | Artifacts | Mathematics |
| Svarovsky et al. (2017) | Conference | Local families who identified as Black, Latinx, Dakota, Ojibwe, and/or Hmong | Science museum | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, artifacts, and focus groups | Engineering |
| Tan and Calabrese Barton (2010) | Journal | Latinx and Black 6th grade students and teacher | Middle school | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and focus groups | Science |
| Tan et al. (2018) | Journal (practitioner) | Low income elementary school students (4th– 6th grade) | After-school making program | Qualitative | Interviews, observations, and surveys | STEM (making) |
| Walkington (2017) | Conference | 8th grade students in Algebra I and regular math classes | Middle school | Quantitative | Pre-/post-test and pre-/post-survey | Mathematics |
| Williams et al. (2016) | Journal | Parents of Latinx elementary, middle, and high school students | Participant homes | Qualitative | Interviews and observations | Mathematics |
| Wilson-Lopez et al. (2016) | Journal | Latinx high school students fluent in Spanish and recently enrolled in ESL courses | After-school program | Qualitative | Interviews, observations and artifacts | Engineering |
| Worthington and van Oers (2016) | Journal | Three- and four-year-old children at nursery school | Nursery school in England | Qualitative | Observations and artifacts | Mathematics |