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Describes the use of the "Plant Wheel" by the University of California Botanical Garden as a means of providing elementary school children with a structured activity as they explore the...
DATE: May 24th, 1975
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This presentation by Sue Ellen McCann opened the "Building New Audiences with Technology" Diving Deeper session at the 2014 AISL PI Meeting in Washington, DC. It frames the discussion by...
DATE: August 2nd, 2014
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In this paper, Lisa McIntosh discusses how quick-change info boards are used by staff and visitors at the Vancouver Aquarium. McIntosh also provides an overview of the Aquarium's unique interpretive...
DATE: January 1st, 1995
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This is the opening talk of the session titled "Technology and Cyberinfrastructure," delivered on day two of the Citizen Science Toolkit Conference at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca,...
DATE: June 20th, 2007
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Community technology centers (CTCs) help bridge the digital divide for immigrant youth in disadvantaged neighborhoods. A study of six CTCs in California shows that these centers also promote positive youth...
DATE: March 1st, 2008
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Students who work at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California learn about science by explaining to the visitors from all over the world how the museum's exhibits work. The students...
DATE: January 1st, 1995
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Where do kids’ beliefs about their ability to do science originate? How do these self-efficacy beliefs relate to unspoken theories about whether scientific ability is fixed or fluid? Researchers set...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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In this paper, Harris H. Shettel, evaluation consultant, examines the "Professional Standards for the Practice of Visitor Research and Evaluation in Museums" approved by the AAM Committee on Audience Research...
DATE: January 1st, 1996
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This article examines wayfinding in museums: what is it, how do museums accomplish it, and how happy are museums with their wayfinding programs and handout maps. The article includes findings...
DATE: January 1st, 1999
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This article discusses competing models of afterschool programming. It points out the weaknesses of the additive model and concludes that the contextual model is advantageous in fostering STEM learning environments....
DATE: March 1st, 2013
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Our study utilizes data from a national cohort of eighth-grade students to consider how different gender and racial/ethnic subgroups compare to White males in their likelihood to aspire toward a...
DATE: May 1st, 2011
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This article describes discussions about the relationship between afterschool programs and the Common Core Standards at a networking meeting sponsored by the Robert Bowne Foundation for out-of-school time (OST) providers...
DATE: November 1st, 2014
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This article presents six reasons why giant screen films are educational. (1) They are an experiential medium. (2) They support active learning. (3) They support different learning styles. (4) They...
DATE: June 1st, 2001
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This study sought to understand what motivates students at the high school and early college level to choose physics. It explored students’ expectations of their study of physics and their...
DATE: January 1st, 2014
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In this article, Minda Borun, Director of Research and Evaluation at The Franklin Institute Science Museum, discusses how and why exhibit designers need to design experiences for multi-age groups (families)...
DATE: January 1st, 2008
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In this article, Pete Conroy, Curator of Natural History at the Anniston Museum of Natural History (Anniston, AL), summarizes an article written by George Weiner (Supervisory Exhibits Editor at the...
DATE: January 1st, 1986
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In this paper, Glen Kaye of the National Park Service, Southwest Region, discusses advice on planning, researching, writing, designing and installing effective labels....
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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We've created a selection of useful products to help members of NISE Network promote the network within their own institution or with potential collaborators. These materials are updated regularly....
DATE: January 1st, 2005
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In this article, Alan J. Friedman, Director of the New York Hall of Science, analyzes why museums don't participate in formal evaluation and looks to science and technology centers for...
DATE: May 1st, 1996
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Parents committed to bringing their children to zoos ascribed the value of the visits to promoting altruism to prepare their children for future social encounters; transferring their own environmental values;...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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This article summarizes key findings of the American Association of University Women (AAUW)'s research report, "Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics" (2010). The report profiles research...
DATE: April 14th, 2011
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Women have made tremendous progress in education and the workplace during the past 50 years. Even in historically male fields such as business, law, and medicine, women have made impressive...
DATE: January 1st, 2010
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Research indicates that young children, unlike adults, have a generalized tendency to view not only artifacts but also living and nonliving natural phenomena as existing for a purpose. To further...
DATE: January 1st, 2005
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In this article, Cliff Abrams, principal of Abrams Associates Design, LLC, shares his frustrating experience with the RFP process. Abrams argues for much simpler, more honest approach.
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DATE: January 1st, 2007
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To find out if zoos and aquariums successfully promote conservation, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) formed strategic partnerships and undertook a three-year, nationwide study of the impacts of...
DATE: May 4th, 2007
