The authors provide an analysis of pairs of children interacting with a multi-touch tabletop exhibit designed to help museum visitors learn about evolution and the tree of life. The exhibit’s aim is to inspire visitors with a sense of wonder at life’s diversity while providing insight into key evolutionary concepts such as common descent. The authors find that children negotiate their interaction with the exhibit in a variety of ways including reactive, articulated, and contemplated exploration. These strategies in turn influence the ways in which children make meaning through their experiences. The authors consider how specific aspects of the exhibit design shape these collaborative exploration and meaning-making activities.
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Northwestern University
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Laurel Schrementi
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Northwestern University
Brenda Phillips
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Harvard University
Citation
Publication Name:
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL'13)
Page Number:
153
Funders
NSF
Funding Program:
ISE/AISL
Award Number:
1010889
Funding Amount:
2312150
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