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This Australian study by Logan and Skamp reports on students’ science interest across their first four years of secondary school. The findings will be relevant to all concerned about the...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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Brooks uses Vygotskian theory to explain how drawing helps children to construct meaning and share their ideas with others. She argues that drawings help to bridge the gap between observation-bound...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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This paper discusses the the value of interpretive inquiry in examining visitors' reactions to museum environments as well as evaluating visitor outcomes expected by those producing the environments. This paper...
DATE: January 1st, 1992
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To acquire skills associated with decision-making on socioscientific issues, students need to understand the concepts of risk. Teaching about risk involves acknowledging the uncertainty and limitations of scientific knowledge. This...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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Making assumptions is an important step in solving many real-world problems. This study investigated whether participants who could solve well-defined physics problems could also solve a real-world physics problem that...
DATE: January 1st, 2009
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This newsletter issue focuses on natural history dioramas. Articles describe children's responses to dioramas, biological interest development in natural history dioramas, and inquiry at natural history dioramas....
DATE: December 1st, 2009
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This paper presents a transcript from a panel discussion at a VSA program gathered to explore issues of concern related to the life of the "in-house evaluator." Three panelists, experience...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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“Science for All” is a mantra that has guided science education reform and practice for the past 20 years or so. Unfortunately, after 20 years of “Science for All” guided...
DATE: December 21st, 2010
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The goal of the project is to produce a one hour television documentary and a series of video teaching modules which explore a wide range of scientific disciplines in an...
DATES: November 15th, 1992 - April 30th, 1995
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Lichtenstein Creative Media is producing a national public radio series that examines recent advances at the frontiers of brain research and explores the scientific, behavioral, medical and social/ethical implications of...
DATES: August 10th, 1999 - July 31st, 2002
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This paper examines long term measures of self reported behavior changes after a visit to a botanic garden. These efforts analyze the effectiveness of botanic garden exhibits on focusing public...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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In case studies of two first-year elementary classroom teachers, we explored the influence of informal science education (ISE) they experienced in their teacher education program. Our theoretical lens was identity...
DATE: December 1st, 2013
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This paper is a summary of a 40-page report prepared for the Denver Zoological Foundation. The report detailed findings from an evaluation of the zoo's educational graphic system that aimed...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
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This is a brief abstract of Ted W. Finlay's Master's Thesis at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Finlay's research evaluated the effects of background settings on the perceptions of animals....
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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The article describes the Informal Learning Program (ILP), co-directed by Michael Spock and Deborah Perry, and initially funded by the Joyce Foundation of Chicago. The purpose of the program is...
DATE: January 1st, 1997
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This research study was designed to explore and document the current “landscape” of the informal science education community. The authors outline the theoretical framework used to approach their research, research...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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In this article, Bernhard Graf discusses the work of the Institut fur Museumskunde (Institute of Museum Studies), a division of the Staatliche Museen (State Museums) in Berlin. The Institut is...
DATE: January 1st, 1996
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This paper offers a simple view of the institutionalization process and describes case studies of three institutions (High Desert Museum, Chicago Academy of Sciences, and Chicago Children's Museum). It is...
DATE: May 1st, 1996
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The Jackprot is a didactic slot machine simulation that illustrates how mutation rate coupled with natural selection can interact to generate highly specialized proteins. Conceptualized by Guillermo Paz-y-Miño C., Avelina...
DATE: March 24th, 2011
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We are a non-profit, open access journal dedicated to publishing high quality scientific research articles from high school students. Our mission is to promote the advancement of high school education...
DATES: January 1st, 2011 - January 1st, 2011
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This article features critiques of the "The Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals" exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History. Barbara Brennan, Senior Exhibition Designer at the Smithsonian...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will produce and distribute a half-hour science adventure show for weekly broadcast, primarily on commercial children's radio stations. The series, 'The...
DATES: March 1st, 1994 - December 31st, 1998
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Mathematics can be exciting. It can be fun. The modern world surrounds us with examples of its beauty. Too often, however, these examples go unnoticed or unexplored. This is one...
DATES: April 15th, 1992 - September 30th, 1995
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We present a review of an after-school program that has been running at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York for the past 5 years. The program...
DATE: March 1st, 2008
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This article features perspectives from a variety of exhibit design consultants about their work and trends in the field. Authors include Douglas Simpson, Associate and Senior Exhibit Designer at Cambridge...
DATE: July 1st, 2006
