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Plummer, Julia D.; Tanis Ozcelik, Arzu; Crowl, Michele M. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2021
Informal science educators' goals for preschool-age audiences (ages 3-5 years) shape how they design opportunities for children and families to learn science. However, little research has explored the opportunities provided by informal science educators for preschool-age children to engage in science practices. We invited 12 informal science…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Science Teachers, Learner Engagement, Preschool Children
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Pedretti, Erminia; Iannini, Ana Maria Navas; Nazir, Joanne – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2018
Science museum landscapes are shifting with the emergence of controversial exhibitions. The complex nature of controversy poses interesting questions and challenges to museum staff and visitors. Our qualitative study focuses on a subset of the potential public audience for controversial exhibitions, who we call non-visitors. Through an…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Science Teaching Centers, Science Education
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Mulvey, Kelly Lynn; McGuire, Luke; Mathews, Channing; Hoffman, Adam J.; Law, Fidelia; Joy, Angelina; Hartstone-Rose, Adam; Winterbottom, Mark; Balkwill, Frances; Fields, Grace; Butler, Laurence; Burns, Karen; Drews, Marc; Rutland, Adam – Youth & Society, 2023
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workers need both motivation and interpersonal skills in STEM disciplines. The aims of the study were to identify clusters of adolescents who vary in math and science motivation and interpersonal skills and to explore what factors are related to membership in a high math and science motivation and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Adolescents, Student Motivation, Interpersonal Competence
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Rodéhn, Cecilia – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2019
This forum article discusses learning and teaching in Science Centres in relation to gender. The starting point of this discussion is Eva Silfver's paper "Gender performance in and out-of-school science contexts." In response to this article I discuss the discourse of gender in research on Science Centres and museums. Moreover, the text…
Descriptors: Science Teaching Centers, Museums, Gender Differences, Performance
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Puvirajah, Anton; Verma, Geeta; Campbell, Todd – Journal of Museum Education, 2020
Grounded on the tenets of informal learning this research took place in a STEM-focused summer youth program at a state science center. We used a research practice partnership to iteratively improve the triggering and development of minoritized learners' STEM identification and interests. Informed by our previous qualitative research that revealed…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, STEM Education, Science Teaching Centers, Summer Programs
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Duan, Ruoyu Jenny; Walker, Graham J.; Orthia, Lindy A. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2021
Designing exhibits that catch and hold people's interest -- particularly easily distracted children -- is a key challenge for science centres. Here we apply situational interest (SI), a model from educational psychology and STEM education, to understand characteristics exhibit designers use to trigger and/or maintain interest, evoke emotions and…
Descriptors: Science Teaching Centers, Museums, Exhibits, Design
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Howell, Emily L.; Yang, Shiyu; Holesovsky, Claire M.; Scheufele, Dietram A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Chemistry is essential to individual and societal well-being, yet publics tend to express less interest in chemistry compared to other science fields, and many scholars have highlighted the need for more research on effective chemistry communication and informal learning outcomes. Here, we describe one strand of a collaborative, multiyear study,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Relevance (Education), Learner Engagement
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Eriksson Bergström, Sofia – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
This article sets out to discuss physical prerequisites for creativity. Creativity has come to be regarded as one of the most valuable attributes a person can have, at least in today's Western societies. This article builds on and incorporates material from a Swedish project called Entrepreneurship Liminal space, Creativity, and Understanding. The…
Descriptors: Creativity, Foreign Countries, Physical Environment, Environmental Influences
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Eren-Sisman, Ece N.; Çigdemoglu, Ceyhan; Kanli, Uygar; Köseoglu, Fitnat – Science & Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to delve into professional development (PD) of science teachers' views about nature of science (NOS) throughout activities linking NOS aspects to science centers (SCs), and second, to reveal how a science teacher uses NOS aspects while teaching in SCs. An instrumental qualitative case study method with…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Science Teaching Centers, Scientific Principles
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Gupta, Rupanwita; Voiklis, John; Rank, Shelley J.; Dwyer, Joseph de la Torre; Fraser, John; Flinner, Kate; Nock, Kathryn – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
Global interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) literacy necessitates studying public perceptions of the STEM learning ecology -- the spectrum of settings where people encounter STEM. By expanding on the STEM learning ecosystem focused on youth's structured learning, we explore settings where lifelong learners encounter STEM…
Descriptors: Attitudes, STEM Education, National Surveys, Lifelong Learning
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Özbek, Gülnur; Cho, Seokhee – Gifted Education International, 2023
This study aimed to examine the relationship between mathematical modelling and reflective thinking and to examine the effects of employing mathematical modelling processes on perception of mathematical modelling competencies and reflective thinking skills for real-life problem solving of gifted students participating in Project Production and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Mathematical Models, Gifted Education, Reflection
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Zarestky, Jill; Vilen, Lauren; Short, Rachel A.; Struminger, Rhonda; Michelle Lawing, A. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2022
An understanding of science concepts is important for living in modern society. Supporting adults' science learning can be particularly challenging because most adults no longer attend formal educational institutions where access and opportunities are facilitated by teachers and school-sponsored programs. Biological field stations (BFSs) are a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Science Education, Science Teaching Centers, Scientific Literacy
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Nacaroglu, Oguzhan; Kizkapan, Oktay – Journal of Science Learning, 2021
Epistemological beliefs can be defined shortly as beliefs about the source, certainty, organization of knowledge, and beliefs on ability and speed of learning. Word association tests (WAT) are practical alternative assessment and evaluation tools that can reveal students' thoughts on different concepts. In this regard, this research aims to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Children, Adolescents, Beliefs
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Ivarsson, Jenny – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2019
In this forum article, I reflect on the findings by Eva Silfver in "Gender performance in an out of school science context." Silfver has studied a class of 14-15-year-old students during a visit to a science center. The students are supposed to write a computer program that will steer a Lego car. In their activities, Silfver identifies…
Descriptors: Science Teaching Centers, Sex Stereotypes, Sex Role, Performance
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Silfver, Eva – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2019
This article examines how school students perform gender during a visit to a science centre where they programme Lego cars. The focus is on how students relate to each other--how they talk and what they do. Theoretically, the article draws on the 'heterosexual matrix' and a Foucauldian understanding of how power and knowledge are tightly…
Descriptors: Science Teaching Centers, Sex Stereotypes, Sex Role, Performance
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