RELATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE (en-US)

Assessing visitor engagement in science centers

Keywords:
Evaluation, Exhibits, Interest, Museums, Visitors

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Design considerations for learning with data visualizations

Keywords:
Exhibits, Research, Technology, Theory, Visualization

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory, STEM Learning through Digital & Visual Media

Designing for educational play in museums

Keywords:
Evaluation, Exhibits, Motivation, Scientific Reasoning

Themes:

Does the authenticity of an object matter?

Keywords:
Exhibits, Museums, Science in Society, Scientific Reasoning, Visitors

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

Matching exhibit designer intentions with visitor experience

Keywords:
Exhibits, Museums, Theory, Visitors

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory, Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Parent-child interactions influenced by types of activity

Keywords:
Exhibits, Families, Museums

Themes:
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

Science reasoning at touch tanks: An unexpected opportunity

Keywords:
Argumentation, Exhibits, Families, Program Design, Scientific Practices, Scientific Reasoning

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

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

Keywords:
Evaluation, Exhibits, Museums, Visitors

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory

Teaching families the skills of inquiry

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

Themes:
Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

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