RELATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE (en-US)

Science learning is linked to motivations for adult museum visitors

Keywords:
Identity, Motivation, Museums, NSF-Funded

Themes:
Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Science museums, science centers, zoos, aquariums: Different but the same

Keywords:
Exhibits, Learning Across Settings, Museums, Visitors, Zoos

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Situational interests triggered by field trips

Keywords:
Field Trips, Interest, Museums

Themes:
Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Structured youth programs: A review of the research

Keywords:
Afterschool-OST, Museums, Participation, Program Design, Research, Sociocultural, Theory, Youth Engagement

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory, Youth and STEM Learning

Studying visitors: The applications of K-means cluster analysis for ISE practitioners

Keywords:
Evaluation, Exhibits, Museums, Visitors

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory

Taking photographs may hinder memory in museums

Keywords:
Everyday Experiences, Museums, Participation, Technology

Themes:
STEM Learning through Digital & Visual Media, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Teaching families the skills of inquiry

Keywords:
Exhibits, Explainers/Docents, Families, Inquiry, Museums, NSF-Funded, Questioning Strategies

Themes:
Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

The effect of science museums on academic achievement

Keywords:
Interest, Learning Science, Motivation, Museums, Youth Engagement

Themes:
Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings, Youth and STEM Learning

The need for museum programs for people with dementia and their caregivers

Keywords:
Museums, Non-dominant Populations, Visitors

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion

Toward successful collaborations between museum and schools

Keywords:
Collaboration, Museums

Themes:
Relating Formal and Informal Learning

Trade-offs between instruction and exploration with interactive objects

Keywords:
Exhibits, Museums, NSF-Funded, Program Design, Visitors

Themes:
Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Using stories to teach about science: Is it ethical?

Keywords:
Exhibits, Explainers/Docents, Museums, Narrative

Themes:
Communicating Climate Change, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Utilizing photographs and video-clips to stimulate recall of interactions with science exhibits

Keywords:
Exhibits, Field Trips, Museums, Video, Visitors

Themes:
Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Relating Formal and Informal Learning

What is the impact of a science center on its community?

Keywords:
Families, Interest, Museums, Non-dominant Populations, Participation, Science in Society, Visitors

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion, Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning

Working in partnership with young people to develop museum resources

Keywords:
Museums, Technology, Visitors, Youth Engagement

Themes:
Relating Formal and Informal Learning