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Direct linkJenny Ingber; K. Olson; I. April; B. Casado – Journal of Museum Education, 2025
Intergenerational science education programs provide many opportunities to enhance content connection-making, foster classroom community, and cultivate science identity for participants. The Early Adventures Program (EAP) at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) serves as a model for adult-child co-learning programs for children (ages…
Descriptors: Museums, Science Education, Intergenerational Programs, Young Children
Boling, Joshua; Longhurst, Max; Lott, Kimberly – Science and Children, 2022
Using cross-grade peer mentoring as an integral component to field trip experiences can help educators realize the learning potential of nature-based experiences. When young students are paired with older students, Socratic peer dialogue deepens interest, investment, and ultimately ownership of new learning. Using peer-supported inquiry…
Descriptors: Mentors, Place Based Education, Peer Teaching, Environment
Henderson, J. Bryan – Harvard Educational Review, 2019
Peer Instruction, a pedagogy utilizing handheld classroom response technology to promote student discussion, is one of the most popular research-based instructional practices in STEM education. Yet, few studies have shed theoretical light on how and why Peer Instruction is effective. In this article, J. Bryan Henderson explores the Peer…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Peer Teaching, Learning Activities, Learning Theories
Heafner, Tina L., Ed.; Hartshorne, Richard, Ed.; Petty, Teresa, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
The integration of technology in classrooms is rapidly emerging as a way to provide more educational opportunities for students. As virtual learning environments become more popular, evaluating the impact of this technology on student success is vital. "Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Education in K-12 Environments" combines…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Virtual Classrooms
Phillips, Michelle; St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2010
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) is a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project consisting of six three-way partnerships between the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) and an informal science education institution (ISEI) partnered with an institution of higher education (IHE). Together, educators from the ISEI (often…
Descriptors: Science Education, Informal Education, Marine Education, Oceanography
Markwell, John – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2004
Student motivation is correlated with learning. Douglas McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y as a basis for understanding and improving motivation in the business world can be directly applied to the science classroom. Teachers with a Theory Y perspective (students naturally want to learn) provide increased motivation for students and promote more…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Active Learning, Science Education, Learning Theories
