May 1st, 2005 | RESEARCH
To provide meaningful science experiences for students, educators need quality science experiences themselves from which to draw. Informal learning contexts, such as museums, are well positioned to provide educators with these professional development experiences. We investigated the impact museum-created professional development experiences had on 54 elementary teachers. Quantitative data were collected through an exit survey and qualitative data through survey questions and interviews. We found a significant difference between how teachers rated these workshops and how they rated other workshops. Teachers reported that the workshops helped them to (a) increase science content knowledge, (b) understand the process of science-scientific fieldwork, (c) change instructional methods, (d) connect natural science content with formal instruction, and (e) learn about museum resources for the classroom.
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L. Melber, Author, California State UniversityA. Cox-Petersen, Author, California State University
Citation
Identifier Type: DOI
Identifier: 10.1007/s10972-005-2652-3
Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1046-560X
Publication: Journal of Science Teacher Education
Volume: 16
Number: 2
Page(s): 103
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Audience: Educators | Teachers | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Public Programs