journal :: Zeidler, D. L., Sadler, T. D., Applebaum, S., Callahan, B. E. (2009). Advancing Reflective Judgment through Socioscientific Issues. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46(1), 74-101.

The purpose of this investigation was to explore possible relationships between Socioscientific Issues instruction and students' development of reflective judgment. The usefulness of the Reflective Judgment Model as a tool for assessing the value of SSI is established in the parallels that can be drawn between them. Both involve ill-structured p...

Tags: learning, reflection, judgment, teaching, science education

journal :: Everett, M., Barrett, M. S. (2009). Investigating Sustained Visitor/Museum Relationships: Employing Narrative Research in the Field of Museum Visitor Studies. Visitor Studies, 12(1), 2-15.

Museums today are faced with a number of challenges and are currently searching for ways to attract and retain audiences and engage with the public. In order to address these issues, researchers have called for studies to help construct a more complete understanding of the visitor experience. Few studies employ methodological approaches that pro...

Tags: narrative, engagement, public, visitor, patron

journal :: Lawton, L., Daniels, M. (2009). Resident Non-Visitation to a National Museum Site: The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Visitor Studies, 12(1), 16-29.

Resident non-participation is a major contemporary issue for the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Udvar-Hazy Center), a recently opened companion facility to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall. The current study investigates the motivations and characteristics of local non-visitors. Residents from three ...

Tags: management, visitor, public, participation

journal :: DeGregoria Kelly, L. (2009). Action Research As Professional Development for Zoo Educators. Visitor Studies, 12(1), 30-46.

Zoo education department staff members engaged in a professional development program on action research that resulted in increased self-efficacy in their ability to formally or informally assess their own instructional and other job-related practices. Resolution of contradictions between professional development goals and participant perceptions...

Tags: zoo, education, teaching, mentor, reflection, self-efficacy

journal :: Yalowitz, S. S., Bronnenkant, K. (2009). Timing and Tracking: Unlocking Visitor Behavior. Visitor Studies, 12(1), 47-64.

There is a long history of observing visitors in museums, with the majority of the systematic observational work being done in the past 20 years or so. This article reviews the history of timing and tracking in museums, and provides a detailed description of methods used to record, analyze and report timing and tracking data. New technologies th...

Tags: data collection, visitor, patron, exhibit, methodology review

journal :: Zwinkels, J., Oudegeest, T., Laterveer, M. (2009). Using Visitor Observation to Evaluate Exhibits at the Rotterdam Zoo Aquarium. Visitor Studies, 12(1), 65-77.

This article reports a visitor observation study that was conducted at the aquarium of Rotterdam Zoo, called the Oceanium. Observations were performed in six different aquarium exhibits within the Oceanium and visitors' stopping and watching behaviors were recorded. Results showed that in five out of six exhibits, visitors were more likely to st...

Tags: visitor, participation, time of day, case study

journal :: Esmonde, I. (2009). Mathematics Learning in Groups: Analyzing Equity in Two Cooperative Activity Structures. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 18(2), 247-284.

Many mathematics classrooms use cooperative learning to support equitable learning environments for all students. Past research in the field has focused primarily on increasing achievement rather than on contexts that support equitable interactions. This year-long study in 3 secondary mathematics classes compares 2 activity structures -- a group...

Tags: education, learning, classroom, groups, teams, collaboration, math, STEM

journal :: Vandana, T., Stevens, R. H., Tao, A. (2009). Measuring Complex Features of Science Instruction: Developing Tools to Investigate the Link Between Teaching and Learning. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 18(2), 285-322.

There is a growing national recognition that teachers and teaching are at the heart of successful educational reform. However, few tools exist for measuring classroom instruction. The primary purpose of this article is to describe methods we developed to measure and study teaching, specifically while teachers were using a multimedia intervention...

Tags: teaching, learning, education, multimedia, learning

report :: Freeman, J., Dorph, R., Chi, B. (2009). Strengthening After-School STEM Staff Development. Coalition for Science After School.

In 2008, with funding from The Noyce Foundation, CSAS undertook a review of staff development for after-school STEM. A select group of CSAS members, representing key staff development providers, formed a community of practice. The discussions of that community, combined with the existing research base, were used to create this report. I hope ...

Tags: stem, science, technology, math, learning, school, classroom, teaching, youth, staff

report :: Chi, B., Freeman, J., Lee, S. (2009). Science in After-School Market Research Study. Coalition for Science After School.

In 2008, CSAS conducted a market study in partnership with the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment (REA) at the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), University of California, Berkeley, with funding from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation. The purpose of the market study was to help answer some highly practical questions for CSAS, includ...

Tags: school, learning, teaching, science, market, youth