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Tal, Tali; Dallashe, Sameer – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2021
We investigated the characteristics of a medical simulation-based informal learning environment (MSBE) of a science center--an environment not yet studied--to understand its uniqueness and its impact on visiting students. In the MSBE, students interact with, and operate, sophisticated simulators which demonstrate a range of medical situations.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Medical Education, Simulation, Informal Education
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Gonzalez, Avelino J.; Hollister, James R.; DeMara, Ronald F.; Leigh, Jason; Lanman, Brandan; Lee, Sang-Yoon; Parker, Shane; Walls, Christopher; Parker, Jeanne; Wong, Josiah; Barham, Clayton; Wilder, Bryan – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2017
This paper describes an interactive museum exhibit featuring an avatar of Alan Turing that informs museum visitors about artificial intelligence and Turing's seminal Turing Test for machine intelligence. The objective of the exhibit is to engage and motivate visiting children in the hope of sparking an interest in them about computer science and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Informal Education, Science Education, Interaction
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Nelson, Amy Grack; Cohn, Sarah – Journal of Museum Education, 2015
Museums often evaluate various aspects of their audiences' experiences, be it what they learn from a program or how they react to an exhibition. Each museum program or exhibition has its own set of goals, which can drive what an evaluator studies and how an evaluation evolves. When designing an evaluation, data collection methods are purposefully…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Research Methodology, Program Evaluation, Museums