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Parent Explanations During Museum Visits: Gender Differences In How Children Hear Informal Science

September 1, 2000 | Exhibitions
This article presents an overview of two studies from a broader program of research designed to extend prior laboratory-based research on children's scientific thinking to the everyday contexts where it actually occurs. Author Kevin Crowley, a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh's Learning Research and Development Center, discusses their work designed to create a body of empirical findings and new theoretical models that could make a direct practical contribution to improving the ways that families learn about science during trips to museums. This article focuses on applied side of their work, which includes investigations of how different exhibit features influence the path and outcome of family learning, particularly with respect to a child's gender.

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    University of Pittsburgh
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1064-5578
    Publication Name: Visitor Studies Today!
    Volume: 3
    Number: 3
    Page Number: 21
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Pre-K Children (0-5) | Families | Parents/Caregivers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits
    Access and Inclusion: Women and Girls

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