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The urgent state of our global environment calls for collective action, which depends in large part on effective science communication for better understanding and awareness. Activities and institutions that provide...

In 2002, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), in partnership with the AAAS, under funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), began the...

This article discusses the Montana Groundwater Academy, a high school program that integrates classroom and field-based experiences to teach the fundamentals of groundwater science....

Annual trips to the state capital to advocate for afterschool funding not only allow young people to participate in the democratic process but also foster youth development by focusing on...

Democratic participation is supposed to be enabled by the skills of scientific literacy. But there are several models of democratic participation—deficit, deliberative, and more radical forms. The author of this...

The twenty-first century has witnessed a shift in science communication ideals from one-way science popularization activities towards more reflexive, participatory approaches to public engagement with science. Yet our longue duéee...

Summative evaluation of four programs created by the NISE Network. The survey instrument used in this study is included in the appendix of this report....

In the summer of 2010, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) spearheaded an effort to bring together a group of Denver Metro Area cultural institutions as part of...

In April 2009, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) opened an innovative human biology exhibition with a focus on health: Expedition Health. The visitor experience is themed around...

The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University invites applications for two tenure track positions at the Assistant Professor level to join the internationally recognized Department of Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences (ITLS). ITLS seek applicants whose work is interdisciplinary and lies at the intersection of the Learning Sciences ... Read more

This paper introduces a model for using informal science education venues as contexts within which to teach the nature of science. The model was initially developed to enable university education...

Whether the goal is to identify and describe trends and variation in populations, create new measures of key phenomena, or describe samples in studies aimed at identifying causal effects, description...

This is a study of the writing styles appropriate for describing science and nature television programs, thereby making them accessible to visually impaired audiences, and to access the audience's needs...

In this article, Mary Jane Taylor, Interim Director of Public Programs at Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, shares the Request for Proposal process associated with the "Made in China: Export...

Early learning experiences for children have the potential to make a lasting impression on a young person, and ultimately influence their interests, school trajectories, and professional careers. As such, there...

The data collection procedure and process is one of the most critical components in a research study that affects the findings. Problems in data collection may directly influence the findings,...

Creating multiple prototypes facilitates comparative reasoning, grounds team discussion, and enables situated exploration. However, current interface design tools focus on creating single artifacts. This paper introduces the Juxtapose code editor...

The Math and Science Partnership Network (MSPnet) Academy hosted a webinar on November 20th on Design Based Implementation Research (DBIR). The webinar, presented by William Penuel from the University of Colorado Boulder and Barry Fishman from the University of Michigan, has now been archived. In the webinar, Penuel and Fishman define DBIR, describe its main ... 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

Educators in informal science are exploring data visualization as a way to involve learners in analyzing and interpreting data. However, designing visualizations of data for learners can be challenging, especially...

Are you a workshop facilitator or trainer? Would you like a new resource to help you engage adult learners? Let’s face it—adults learn differently, and if you’re a workshop facilitator, this can present a creative challenge. You know your content, but how do you combine your expertise with instructional strategies that are proven to engage ... Read more

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The lion's share of my current research program is devoted to the study of learning in the blooming, buzzing confusion of inner-city classrooms. My high-level goal is to transform grade-school...

In this paper, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, Denver Museum of Natural History (DMNH), and Colorado State University, present findings from two studies that established a...

In this article, Nina Simon, an experience design consultant at Museum 2.0, explores the correlation between museum and exhibit design and visitor participation. Simon suggests that increased parameters and more...