PROFILE

Adam Maltese

Professor in Science Education

Indiana University

About informal science

Projects

Partnership Development and Planning: Assessment of Maker Practices in Museums Collaborative Research: The Notion of Failure and Maker Programming for Youth: Supporting the Professional Development, Reflection, and Learning of Informal Educators RAPID: Rapidly building a collaborative network of informal educators to address extended school closures related to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic

Studying the Role of Failure in Design and Making Pathways: Sense-Making of Big Data

Research

Gauging Informal STEM Youth Program Impact: A Conceptual Framework and a Measurement Instrument (Re-)Designing a measure of student's attitudes toward science: A longitudinal psychometric approach Where Should Learners Struggle? Developing a Failure Mindset Through Maker Activities

“I’m going to fail”: How youth interpret failure across contextual boundaries Failing to Learn: The impact of failures during making activities Planning Early for Careers in Science Eyeballs in the Fridge: Sources of early interest in science