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A framework to define Imagination in STEM

January 10, 2022 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Across literature on STEM practice and STEM education, definitions of "imagination" vary in a number of ways. The visual tool below presents a way to organize the characteristics of these definitions along three dimensions: essence, ways of thinking, and context. Using this framework, you can build definitions of imagination relevant to your work.

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  • BeckiKipling
    Principal Investigator
    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Co-Principal Investigator
    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Co-Principal Investigator
    Museum of Science, Boston
  • Emmett Fung
    Contributor
    Museum of Science, Boston
  • Sonya Harvey-Justiniano
    Contributor
    Museum of Science, Boston
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    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
    Award Number: 1906899
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators | Learning Researchers
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Conferences

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