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This report describes the results from an exploratory study of how artists approached collaboration with earth scientists to foster the public’s science learning and engagement with a city’s waterways. Data...
DATE: March 6th, 2018
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This two-part evaluation consists of a baseline audience study as well as an outcome evaluation of the Full STEAM Ahead Teen Art-Science workshop sponsored jointly by ARTLAB+ of the Hirshhorn...
DATE: June 1st, 2015
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Evaluation of the "Making Sense" Art-Science workshop jointly sponsored by ARTLAB+ at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the National Museum of Natural History Q?rius youth program. Findings reiterate...
DATE: June 1st, 2016
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Drawing on the example of Leonardo da Vinci, who was able to combine arts and science in his work, the National Museum of Science and Technology of Milan has always...
DATE: June 19th, 2009
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The Gertrude Stein Repertory Theatre (doing business as the Learning World Institute), in collaboration with informal science education venues, universities, and corporations in Chicago, San Diego, and Washington, D.C., is...
DATES: November 1st, 2010 - October 31st, 2012
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The Paine Art Center and Gardens will address challenges facing arts education in the region, in particular the low retention rate of new visual and performing arts teachers in the...
DATES: November 1st, 2017 - October 31st, 2019
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Scientific journalism ought to pay attention not only to the “products” of science, but also to the ways in which it operates in any given historical and political ...
DATE: March 21st, 2013
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The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is now accepting applications for the summer session of their online course, “The Art of Science Communication”. The 6 week-long course provides fundamental training in communicating science to a non-expert audience, and is open to anyone, regardless of whether they are an ASBMB member. Please share with your contacts and ...
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DATE: May 9th, 2017
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The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Conference will take place from April 22-26, 2017 in Chicago. Do you have a STEM-themed public engagement activity or program that you want to show off? The ASBMB Science Outreach Poster Session, organized by the ASBMB Public Outreach Committee, is a unique opportunity to present your program to the ...
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DATE: November 29th, 2016
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Ascent to Orbit: An Educator Professional Development Program Investigating STEM Concepts for Space Shuttle Missions and Beyond trains upper elementary and middle school teachers to deliver inquiry-based, hands-on activities exploring...
DATES: June 28th, 2012 - June 27th, 2015
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The purpose of this paper is to familiarize instructional designers and researchers with a useful design and research paradigm known as 'Ask Systems.' Ask Systems are interrogative interfaces to information...
DATE: February 1st, 2011
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Nearly 79,000 questions sent to an Internet-based Ask-A-Scientist site during the last decade were analyzed according to the surfer's age, gender, country of origin, and the year the question was...
DATE: January 1st, 2009
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The ASPIRA Association, Inc., proposes to develop a national applicable model of community-based model to increase the number of Latino middle-school youths with adequate preparation in math and science education....
DATES: August 1st, 1993 - January 31st, 1995
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This analysis examines how assembly-style making activities support creative expression and early engineering learning. We suggest makerspace designers and educators consider include assembly-style making activities in the mix of options...
DATE: June 9th, 2023
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This pilot study was funded by the Museum of Science’s Women in Science Committee to examine the impact of competition on children participating in Design Challenges engineering experiences, and in...
DATE: December 15th, 2014
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In this article, Alan Teller Partner at Teller Madsen, highlights the major points of a forum on exhibition evaluation at the AAM Conference in Chicago. The forum focused on three...
DATE: July 1st, 2007
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This paper presents an exhibit assessment tool for science centers that is based on the premise, supported by learning theories and research, that the level to which a visitor is...
DATE: March 1st, 2010
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This paper examines hypothesized outcomes of informal science learning experiences and analyzes the methods used to assess those outcomes. The authors deconstruct several studies on informal science learning to identify...
DATE: April 24th, 2007
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This study reviews the literature regarding current approaches to measuring participation in organized out-of-school-time (OST) activity settings and their effects on learners. The paper examines learners’ participation in terms of...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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Despite increasing interest in the educational potential of outdoor learning experiences, limited research has focused on assessing and identifying “good” outdoor education practice. In this paper, the authors propose a...
DATE: January 1st, 2013
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by John W. Jacobsen, Laura Roberts, David Ellis, George Hein, and Lynn Bau With gratitude for the support of the New England Museum Association (NEMA) Introduction One of the museum field’s most challenging needs is to find ways to measure, articulate, and increase a museum’s desired impacts. In response, the Assessing Museum Impact (AMI) pilot research project explored ...
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DATE: February 27th, 2020
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Museum administrators need measurements to prove their museum’s value, to advocate for their institutions, and to improve their performance. The purpose of the two-year Assessing Museum Impact (AMI) pilot research...
DATE: October 24th, 2019
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This early-stage design and development, integrated media and research project will contribute important new understandings to the informal science learning literature by exploring science engagement on social media when integrated...
DATES: November 1st, 2014 - October 31st, 2017
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NOVA Wonders is a multi-platform media project from the producers of NOVA exploring the biggest questions on the frontiers of science. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the secrets of...
DATE: November 1st, 2014
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As science museums and centres (SMC) broaden their practices to include the development of scientific citizenship, evaluation needs also to take account of this dimension of their practices. It requires...
DATE: March 13th, 2014