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This EAGER grant supported initial exploratory work on the utility and feasibility of providing informal science education (ISE) educators with access to current and relevant peer-reviewed research findings. The investigators...

Relating Research to Practice (RR2P) is a free, open-access website containing dozens of short summaries of current education research relevant to the informal science education field. All research briefs are sortable and searchable by keywords and topic areas that help both researchers and practitioners conceptualize and contextualize their work. These briefs are also available for ... Read more

In this paper, Marilyn G. Hood, Ph.D., of Hood Associates, examines the issue of how adults' leisure choices are influenced by their socialization during childhood. Hood describes the methodology she...

This is a brief summary of Edward S. Robinson's 1928 AAM Monograph "The Behavior of the Museum Visitor." Robinson highlights the importance of object size, positioning, and density for determining...

Many research interventions may show initial positive results, but studies show that these results tend to fade when research structures and supports are removed from the local contexts. In this...

Assesses children's interest in, attitude towards, and experiences in science and technology, as well as their opinion about environmental challenges and career aspirations....

Informal science learning (ISL) organizations that are successful at providing meaningful science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) experiences for Latino children, youth, and their families share some common traits....

As part of its overall strategy to enhance learning in informal environments, the Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program funds innovative research, approaches and resources for use in a variety...

ExhibitFiles is an online community for exhibit practitioners developed by the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The website provides an infrastructure for...

Bio Med Tech: Engineering for Your Health was a 2,750 square foot exhibition at the Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) that dealt with issues related to biomedical technology. Partially funded...

Sugar from the Sun was managed by the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance (GPCA) and funded, in part, by the National Science Foundation. For this project, a 6,400 square foot living...

It is with great sadness that CAISE notes and mourns the passing of Dr. David Lustick this summer. David was an Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, a 2015 White House Champion of Change awardee and a long-time National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program Principal Investigator. David’s ... Read more

Through the proposed project, approximately 555,000 youth and adults will improve their knowledge of the basic sciences and mathematics, and learn to integrate and apply these disciplines, by analyzing local...

This paper investigates the impact of stereotype threat on young women’s academic achievement in high school physics classes. Stereotype threat is the reinforcement of a negative stereotype. Results show that,...

The purpose of the NSF grant is to support the production of "the Scientist:, an hour-long film in a six-part television series entitled RENAISSANCE. Designed to appeal to non- specialists...

Indigenous people are significantly underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The solution to this problem requires a more robust lens than representation or access alone....

In this article, Emily O'Hara, education associate and marking assistant, and Beth Krusi, director of marketing and communications, both at the Montshire Museum of Science (Norwich, Vermont), share their perspective...

This is the first report in a series on game “impact types.” We begin with the problem. Our field needs a better way to talk about impact — a deeper...

In this report, Minda Borun summarizes the activities of the business meeting of the Education Committee, which took place at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Museums...

The purposes of the STUDIO 3D evaluation were to collect information about the impact upon student learning as a result of participating in the STUDIO 3D Project, as well as...

Horizon Research, Inc. has recently completed the fifth in a series of national surveys funded by the National Science Foundation. The most recent survey “was designed to provide up-to-date information...

Read the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s third annual report about their findings and data about diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The National Sciences Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics presents “statistical information about the representation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in STEM employment and science and engineering education” in a formal report issued every two years. Read the most recent report.

The National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics presents their biannual (every two years) report on statistical information about the representation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in STEM employment and science and engineering education. Read the report.

The content below has been updated in the Project Planner Return to Developing Projects (2016) Funding organizations typically require regular reports on your process and progress and the outcomes of your project. Preparing reports and sharing project results are opportunities to review progress toward goals, make corrections and adjustments along the way, and identify lessons ... Read more