RELATING RESEARCH TO PRACTICE (en-US)

Science reasoning at touch tanks: An unexpected opportunity

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

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

Separating technology from science in education

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Sociocultural, Technology

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

Situational interests triggered by field trips

Keywords:
Field Trips, Interest, Museums

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Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Student perspectives on learning from a zoo field trip

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Explainers/Docents, Field Trips, Visitors, Zoos

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Relating Formal and Informal Learning, Teaching Strategies and Teacher PD

Students must learn to make assumptions to solve "real-world" physics problems

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Scientific Practices

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Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices

Supporting native science and ways of knowing in science education

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Afterschool-OST, Equity, Identity, Non-dominant Populations, NSF-Funded, Theory

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Educational Equity and Inclusion, Relating Formal and Informal Learning

Supporting scientific argumentation with technology

Keywords:
Argumentation, Cyberlearning, Inquiry, Metacognition, Technology

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Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, STEM Learning through Digital & Visual Media, Youth and STEM Learning

Supporting student construction and defense of scientific explanations

Keywords:
Argumentation, NSF-Funded, Scientific Practices, Scientific Reasoning

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Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices, Teaching Strategies and Teacher PD, Youth and STEM Learning

Teachers spend more time on science in states with accountability requirements

Keywords:
Elementary school, Policy, Teaching

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The effect of science museums on academic achievement

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

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

The impact of Darwin’s metaphor in teaching evolutionary theory

Keywords:
Evolution, Language

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Engaging Learners with Scientific Practices

Trade-offs between instruction and exploration with interactive objects

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

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Teaching and Learning in Informal Settings

Transformative experience in science education

Keywords:
Everyday Experiences, Identity, Youth Engagement

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Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning

Understanding science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning through looking at the learner’s life as a whole

Keywords:
Everyday Experiences, Interest, Motivation

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Interest, Identity, Culture, and Learning

Using Transformative Boundary Objects to Create Critical Engagement in Science: A Case Study

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Everyday Experiences

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Science Education