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resource research Media and Technology
This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting. This project's research questions include: How and to what extent do Brains On!’s coronavirus-based episodes help children and their families understand and talk about science-related pandemic topics? What kind of conversations are sparked by these episodes? What kinds of worries and questions do Brains On! listeners have about coronavirus and related aspects of the pandemic? How do children’s worries and questions change over the course of the pandemic? What resources do caregivers need to answer children’s questions
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TEAM MEMBERS: Amy Grack Nelson
resource research Exhibitions
This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting. What do you think? How do you connect with youth audiences? What assumptions do you have about how identity relates to exhibit engagement? How do factors that shape your identity impact your life? Has this shifted over time?
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resource research Exhibitions
The Developing Guidelines for Designing Challenging and Rewarding Interactive Science Exhibits project is a Research in Service to Practice grant running from 10/1/2016-9/30/2021. We have used a Design-Based Research (DBR) approach to refine a framework about exhibit design practices that support learners through the emotional aspects of “productive struggle” as we built three science museum exhibits. This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting.
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resource research Media and Technology
Research-practice partnerships between filmmakers and social scientists can help: Produce effective and engaging documentaries on complex science + society issues Fill gaps in social science research on the impact of films, and how films can reach traditionally missed audiences This poster was presented at the 2021 NSF AISL Awardee Meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Sarah Goodwin Emily Howell Amanda Molder Meredith DeSalazar Yachao Qian Dietram Scheufele Elliot Kirschner
resource research Public Programs
From 2019 to 2021, Knology undertook a project called Addressing Societal Challenges through STEM, which investigated how informal learning institutions are advancing the use of STEM knowledge and scientific reasoning to enable individuals, families, and communities to understand what they can do, and apply their learning to solving critical societal challenges. The literature reviewed (237 studies and articles) documented an emerging infrastructure to support the capacity of ISL institutions to address social issues. This infrastructure includes a body of empirical and peer-reviewed
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resource research Media and Technology
This is the third of three guides for media practitioners, evaluators and researchers about some of what was learned through the project Cracking the Code: Influencing Millennial Science Engagement. This guide focuses on steps for conducting media research and research protocals.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Sue Ellen McCann Sevda Eris Asheley Landrum Sarah Mohamad Scott Burg
resource research Media and Technology
This is the second of three guides for media practitioners, evaluators and researchers about some of what was learned through the project Cracking the Code: Influencing Millennial Science Engagement. This guide focuses on ways to identify your missing audience.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Sue Ellen McCann Sevda Eris Asheley Landrum Sarah Mohamad Scott Burg
resource research Media and Technology
This is the first of three guides for media practioners, evaluators and researchers about some of what was learned through the project Cracking the Code: Influencing Millennial Science Engagement. This guide focuses on possible practices for creating an audience research collaboration for media professionals, evaluators and communication researchers.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Sue Ellen McCann Sevda Eris Asheley Landrum Sarah Mohamad Scott Burg
resource research Media and Technology
Hero Elementary is a transmedia educational initiative aimed at improving the school readiness and academic achievement in science and literacy of children grades K-2. With an emphasis on Latinx communities, English Language Learners, youth with disabilities, and children from low-income households, Hero Elementary celebrates kids and encourages them to make a difference in their own backyards and beyond by actively doing science and using their Superpowers of Science. The content is aligned with NGSS and CCSS-ELA for K–2. This report summarizes findings from a case study with 4 large
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TEAM MEMBERS: Betsy McCarthy Daniel Brenner Claire Morgan Joan Freese Momoko Hayakawa
resource research Media and Technology
Hero Elementary is a transmedia educational initiative aimed at improving the school readiness and academic achievement in science and literacy of children grades K-2. With an emphasis on Latinx communities, English Language Learners, youth with disabilities, and children from low-income households, Hero Elementary celebrates kids and encourages them to make a difference in their own backyards and beyond by actively doing science and using their Superpowers of Science. The content is aligned with NGSS and CCSS-ELA for K–2. This report summarizes findings from a case study with 4 large
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TEAM MEMBERS: Betsy McCarthy Daniel Brenner Claire Morgan Joan Freese Momoko Hayakawa
resource evaluation Media and Technology
In spring 2019, WestEd conducted a pilot study using five playlists to understand the feasibility of implementing the playlists in afterschool programs and to discuss the potential impact of the playlists on student science learning. The research questions were: 1) How are the playlists implemented in after-school programs? 2) What is the potential impact of playlists on student science knowledge and skills? Student science knowledge was measured using the ScienceQuest test, and attitudes towards science were measured by the Emerging STEM Learning Activation Survey. Data were analyzed using a
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TEAM MEMBERS: Linlin Li Ben Mahrer Gary Weiser Ari Orenstein Eunice Chow Sara Atienza Joan Freese Momoko Hayakawa
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
This whitepaper introduces the Strategic Outcomes Framework, a taxonomy of outcome types within eight outcome categories (interest, attitude, knowledge, STEM skills, 21st century skills and social emotional evelopment, behavior, STEM capital, and career path). It summarizes proceedings of the NSF-funded Strategic Outcome Progressions Conference: Exploring a Framework for Measuring Informal Education Outcomes and Institutional Impact (award # 2039209) and changes made to the framework as a result. Among these changes are the necessity of nesting the framework within what we have come to call
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