This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Broadcast television offers a variety of ways to present STEM-content and informal science education programming to public audiences. The educational program “Watch Mr. Wizard” (NBC 1951-1965) introduced a generation of young viewers … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Numerous research studies have demonstrated that educational media can produce significant STEM learning among children. Viewing of educational television has been found to contribute to children’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding STEM. … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Research has shown that educational media can hold significant benefits for preschool and elementary-school children’s understanding of and attitudes toward STEM. Yet, educational media are effective only if they are well-designed; the … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview The term “citizen science” has been used to describe a broad spectrum of activities in which amateur or lay members of the public participate in scientific research. While some of these projects, … Read more
Overview Collaboration is practically required of projects hoping to develop and research learning innovations or improvements, but how exactly it is done is neither straightforward nor completely described. Collaboration and networked efforts are particularly useful when considering learning ecosystems–cross-contextual learning that happens organically or through an organized effort to coordinate a learning ecosystem. Here are … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Collaboration is practically required of projects hoping to develop and research learning innovations or improvements, but how exactly it is done is neither straightforward nor completely described. Collaboration and networked efforts are … Read more
This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Amy Grack Nelson and CAISE Admin. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview STEM afterschool programs, sometimes referred to as out-of-school time programs, reach youth during non-school hours, which include before school, after school, … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview Broadly speaking, engagement is associated with motivation, persistence, achievement within and outside of science (Fredricks, Blumenfeld, & Paris, 2004; Wang & Eccles, 2010; Ainley & Ainley, 2011, Pekrun & Linnenbrink-Garcia, 2012; Stewart, … Read more
This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Meixi Ng, Patricia Montano and CAISE Admin. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview What do we mean by culturally relevant experiences? And the use of the concept and its … Read more
This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview According to the 2014 U.S. Mobile App Report, 60% of digital media time in the U.S. takes place on mobile devices. This represents an opportunity for the field of informal STEM education to … Read more