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Cultural-Historical Activity Theory as an Integrative Model of Socioscientific Issue Based Learning in Museums Using Extended Reality Technologies
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Rebecca L. Hite; Gina M. Childers; Jill Hoffman – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2025
The transformation of natural history and science museums from receptacles (temples) to facilitators (forums) of knowledge fosters discourse around issues relating to science and society, known as social scientific issues (SSI). To assist guests with enhanced object-based learning, extended reality (XR) technologies are thought to leverage the…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Science and Society, Science Education, Museums
Using Virtual Reality to Augment Museum-Based Field Trips in a Preservice Elementary Science Methods Course
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Harron, Jason R.; Petrosino, Anthony J.; Jenevein, Sarah – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2019
Positioned in the context of experiential learning, this paper reports findings of a virtual reality field trip (VRFT) in conjunction with an in-person field trip involving preservice teachers in an elementary science methods course to a local natural history museum. Findings included that virtual reality (VR) is best used after a field trip to…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Museums, Field Trips, Preservice Teachers