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This study suggests that the assessment of students’ understanding of scientific vocabulary, concepts, and reasoning associated with the greenhouse effect may be better accomplished by observing and understanding learners’ developing...

This paper presents results from the testing of a simple visitor survey tool modeled on traditional semantic differential techniques to identify socially agreed traits or attributes that might influence audience...

Evaluation of the impact of science centers and museums is a growing field of study, because of trends such as increasing competition and financial pressure, demands for greater public accountability...

Assessing the Impact of a Visit to a Zoo or Aquarium: A Multi-institutional Research Project will create a functional taxonomy of zoo/aquarium visitors' entering knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. This taxonomy,...

The museum is a physical setting that visitors usually freely choose to enter. The physical context for all museum visits (Falk and Dierking, 1992) includes the architecture and "feel" of...

Published in Curator: The Museum Journal. No abstract available....

In partnership with the Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning, we completed year one of a multi-year study on the impact of the Curiosity Machine model on students. There...

STEM learning ecosystems harness contributions of educators, policymakers, families, businesses, informal science institutions, after-school and summer providers, higher education, and many others towards a comprehensive vision of STEM learning for...

The Museum of Science (MOS) will conduct a conference and associated activities to consider ways to foster the STEM workforce via both science research and science communications experiences for students...

This White Paper is based on proceedings from the National Living Laboratory Workshop: High School Research Experiences in Living Laboratory - a convening of professionals who wished to share resources...

This article discusses the challenge of assessing the readability of labels. Two solutions to this problem are offered and briefly summarized: apply readability formulas to the text or obtain visitor...

In informal learning environments such as museums and science centers, researchers sometimes assess the effect of learners’ experiences by looking at their engagement. In this paper, researchers Barriault and Pearson...

This paper presents background information, methodology and findings from an exploratory study conducted in 1996 by researchers at Colorado State University, Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. Researchers examined...

This Knowledge Base article was written collaboratively with contributions from Yoon Jeon Kim and Mac Cannady. This article was migrated from a previous version of the Knowledge Base. The date stamp does not reflect the original publication date. Overview  There is a great need to develop assessment practices within informal science learning environments that can keep up with the ... Read more

The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) contracted with Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A) to help determine realistic strategies and next steps for scaling up its Science in Pre-K...

InterActivity 2023: Leveraging Our Voice The Association of Children’s Museums’ annual InterActivity conference is the largest gathering of children’s museum professionals in the world. The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) and the Louisiana Children’s Museum invite you to InterActivity 2023: Leveraging Our Voice in New Orleans, April 26-28. InterActivity 2023: Leveraging Our Voice invites the children’s museum field to celebrate ... Read more

Please join the Alliance for Children’s Museums (ACM) and the Association of Science Technology Center (ASTC) for a free webinar—open to all—to learn more about the 2023 Workforce Survey conducted by ACM and ASTC. Attendees will hear from ACM’s Jennifer Rehkamp, Director of Field Services and Research, and ASTC’s Melissa Ballard, Director of Programs. The ... Read more

The Association of Children’s Museums and The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum is hosting InterActivity 2022: PLAY The Long Game in May 16-18 in St. Louis, MO. More information is here. To be sustainable, children’s museums must be poised to support the changing needs and interests of young people, their families, and communities. Meet ... Read more

THE ANCA ANNUAL SUMMIT is the premier professional development opportunity for leaders of nature centers, outdoor schools, and related organizations. With a focus on leadership and management practices for our unique profession, the Summit provides participants with a wealth of knowledge, strategies, and resources to help them excel in their work. Learn more and register.

The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) presents their 2022 Annual Conference on September 12–15, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. More information is here. The theme for the ASTC 2022 Annual Conference is Traversing Tomorrow Together. As we continue to emerge from the pandemic with a refined vision of the future, we will come ... Read more

Registration is now open for Science Talk ‘23, the annual conference of the Association of Science Communicators (ASC). ASC’s mission is to empower and inspire the science communication community to expand their communication potential and affect the world. SCIENCE TALK ’23 is taking place as a hybrid conference April 6-7 in person in Portland, Oregon, and with real-time ... Read more

Join your colleagues in the science center and museum field this year for the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference from October 19-22 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For the first time ever, this year’s conference will have three science museum hosts: Explora, the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, and the New Mexico ... Read more

The Annual Conference is the largest, most comprehensive zoo and aquarium professionals’ event in the country. Attending the AZA Annual Conference provides opportunities to: Explore ideas and best practices with more than 150 education program sessions, poster presentations, and round-table topic discussions; Discover successes and lessons learned from a community of veterans and young professionals ... Read more

The Annual Conference is the largest, most comprehensive zoo and aquarium professionals’ event in the country. Attending the AZA Annual Conference provides opportunities to: Explore ideas and best practices with more than 150 education program sessions, poster presentations, and round-table topic discussions Discover successes and lessons learned from a community of veterans and young professionals ... Read more

This survey was used as part of the AZA research agenda process. The Visitor Studies Initiative of the CEC has been gathering information about the evaluation and visitor research work...