Going Deep: Supporting Collaborative Exploration of Evolution in Natural History Museums – Reimagining Equity and Values in Informal Science Education

June 15th, 2013 | RESEARCH

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.

Document

2013-08-14_Shen.LoE_CSCL2013_CameraReady_withCitation_copy.pdf

Team Members

Northwestern University, Contributor
Pryce Davis, Author, Northwestern University
Michael Horn, Author, Northwestern University
Laurel Schrementi, Author, Northwestern University
Florian Block, Author, Harvard University
Brenda Phillips, Author, Harvard University
E. Margaret Evans, Author, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Judy Diamond, Author, University of Nebraska State Museum
Chia Shen, Author, Harvard University

Citation

Publication: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL'13)
Page(s): 153

Funders

Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 1010889
Funding Amount: 2312150

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Life on Earth

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