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Carsten Conner, Laura D.; Perin, Suzanne M. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
The nature of the learning that occurs with real versus replicated objects and environments is an important topic for museums and science centers. Our comparative, exploratory study addressed this area through an investigation of family visits to two different settings: an operating permafrost research tunnel, and a replica of this permafrost…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Learning Processes, Museums, Science Education
BRUNER, JEROME S. – 1965
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PROFESSOR BRUNER, THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE STUDIES AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS CARRIED OUT A SERIES OF STUDIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITION. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 30 EXPERIMENTS ON THE GROWTH OF PERCEPTION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND REASONING BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 AND 10, IN PURSUIT OF A THEORY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CHANGES IN…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes