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

Contrasting perspectives on equity work

Keywords:
Equity, Non-dominant Populations, Visitors

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion, Relating Formal and Informal Learning

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

Enhancing visitor experiences of guided tours using entrance narratives

Keywords:
Discourse, Museums, Narrative, Visitors

Themes:
Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

How museum visitors reason about evolution

Keywords:
Culture, Evolution, Museums, NSF-Funded, Visitors

Themes:
Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning

How to help parents support pre-schoolers’ exploratory behavior

Keywords:
Evaluation, Families, Museums, Pre-K, Visitors

Themes:
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

Museums less influential than Internet on civic science literacy

Keywords:
Museums, Participation, Science in Society, Technology, Visitors

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion, 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

Student perspectives on learning from a zoo field trip

Keywords:
Explainers/Docents, Field Trips, Visitors, Zoos

Themes:
Relating Formal and Informal Learning, Teaching Strategies and Teacher PD

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

Keywords:
Evaluation, Exhibits, Museums, Visitors

Themes:
Research, Method, and Theory

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

Keywords:
Museums, Non-dominant Populations, Visitors

Themes:
Educational Equity and Inclusion

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 a persuasive communication approach to change behaviour of visitors

Keywords:
Environmental Awareness, Visitors, Zoos

Themes:
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