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This conference presentation explores the gap between formal education and informal education, with special attention to science center pedagogy.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Hannu Salmi
resource research Media and Technology
The aim of the study was to analyse learning using Augmented Reality (AR) technology and the motivational and cognitive aspects related to it in an informal learning context. The 146 participants were 11- to 13-year-old Finnish pupils visiting a science centre exhibition. The data, which consisted of both cognitive tasks and self-report questionnaires, were collected using a pre- post-test design and were analysed by SEM path-analysis. The results showed that AR-technology experience was beneficial for all, but especially for the lowest-achieving group and for the girls. In general, pre
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TEAM MEMBERS: Hannu Salmi Helena Thuneberg Mari-Pauliina Vainikainen
resource research Public Programs
The starting point of the Evaluating Evaluation project was our impression that despite the substantial resources that are spent on the summative evaluation of museums and galleries the research has little impact and largely remains ineffectual. With support from the Wellcome Trust and the Heritage Lottery Fund, we set out to see why this seems to be the case and to explore whether there are ways in which the impact of summative evaluations on knowledge and practice might be enhanced. To this end, we reviewed a substantial number of reports, undertook a range of interviews and held two
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TEAM MEMBERS: Maurice Davies Christian Heath
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
The CADRE Early Career Guide offers advice from experienced DR K-12 awardees on becoming a successful researcher in the field of STEM education. The guide also profiles a support program, the CADRE Fellows, for doctoral students in STEM education research.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jennifer Stiles Catherine McCulloch Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE)
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The importance of increasing and widening participation in post-compulsory science and informal science learning (ISL) spaces is widely recognized—particularly for working-class and minority ethnic communities. While there is a growing understanding of the intersection of femininity with class, ethnicity, and science learning across formal and informal settings, there has been little work on how masculinity may shape urban boys’ science (non)participation and (dis)engagement. This article analyzes performances of masculinity enacted by 36 urban, working-class boys (from diverse ethnic
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TEAM MEMBERS: Louise Archer emily dawson Amy Seakins Jennifer DeWitt Spela Godec christopher whitby
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
During the preparation of the 2010 Science & Engineering Indicators, there arose a concern about measures of public knowledge of science, and how well they capture public knowledge for Chapter Seven of the Indicators. A workshop at NSF in October 2010 concluded that the process of measuring and reporting public knowledge of science should start with the question of what knowledge a person in the public needs, whether for civic engagement with science and science policy, or for making individual decisions about one’s life or health, or for feeding one’s curiosity about science. This starting
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TEAM MEMBERS: John Besley Meg Blanchard Mark Brown Elaine Howard Ecklund Margaret Glass Tom Guterbock A. Eamonn Kelly Bruce Lewenstein Chris Toumey Debbie Rexrode Colin Townsend
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
The Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable held a meeting on February 28 and March 1, 2017, to explore trends in public opinion of science, examine potential sources of mistrust, and consider ways that cross-sector collaboration between government, universities, and industry may improve public trust in science and scientific institutions in the future. This publication briefly summarizes the presentations and discussions from the meeting.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Sarah Frueh
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
If your project, large or small, needs an external review panel or evaluation advisory committee to help oversee the extent to which project impacts were achieved, one option is to create an Evaluation Committee of Visitors (COV). A COV is commonly used when a project team wants to ensure a consistent outsider lens and broader perspective. As an external group, the COV reviews work and provides recommendations to improve project performance. In this example from the NISE Network, a COV was designated for evaluation efforts. Depending on how the evaluation activities are situated in your
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TEAM MEMBERS: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks
At the end of the NISE Network’s 10th year, the Evaluation workgroup created a reflection document to describe how we managed the evaluation of the NISE Network, one of the largest informal education networks ever formed. This document goes into specifics of how we set up our team, what impacts we decided to measure, and what methods we used to collect data on a national scale. It also talks about ethical considerations we took into account and how we shared our work with multiple audiences. This reflection document is not meant to be a prescriptive "how-to" manual, but an example of one
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resource research Public Programs
"The Business of Museums" was presented by Mac West at the 2006 IAAPA. It examines the evolution of museum business models.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Robert West
resource research Media and Technology
There was a time when “science comic” meant a straightforward collection of pictures with a lot of captions and a few word balloons. The main character would recite a series of facts and definitions, and any attempt at plot or character development would be interrupted by a lecture. The comics featured more diagrams than action scenes, with clunky and expository dialogue. Rather than comics making science enjoyable, science made comics boring. Not anymore. The new generation of science graphic novels is designed as much to entertain as to educate. “The students love to read the books on
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TEAM MEMBERS: Brigid Alverson
resource research Public Programs
This document is a bibliography of resources related to museum business models, and is targeted toward museum management.
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TEAM MEMBERS: John W. Jacobsen