PROFILE

Elaine Regan

About informal science

Research

Does authentic science activity enhance students' understandings of scientific practice? Reflections from student science internships Do typical teaching practices promote science learning in early-years classrooms? Why parents visit zoos with their children: Tools for parenting and moral development

What are the characteristics of productive collaborative design? Exploring shared epistemic agency Utilising photographs and video-clips to stimulate recall of interactions with science exhibits Using a persuasive communication approach to change behaviour of visitors Use of authoritative sources for meaning-making of science: Coupling context and knowledge The impact of integrated illustrated instructions on student performance and understanding in practical work in physics Studying visitors: The applications of K-means cluster analysis for ISE practitioners Promoting NOS understanding through explicit teaching of K-2 students in informal settings Optimizing school group visits in museums: Findings from a research-informed experimental program Opportunities for children to be scientifically creative: Teachers' conceptions of creativity in science lessons First sources of scientists' and graduate students' interest in science Enhancing visitor experiences of guided tours using entrance narratives