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Making science understandable and meaningful: Bridging the gap between formal education and informal learning

This conference presentation explores the gap between formal education and informal education, with special attention to science center pedagogy.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Hannu Salmi
resource research Public Programs

Making science understandable and meaningful: Bridging the gap between formal education and informal learning

This conference presentation explores the gap between formal education and informal education, with special attention to science center pedagogy.
DATE:
TEAM MEMBERS: Hannu Salmi
resource research Exhibitions

The authentic object? A child's-eye view

In this chapter, we argue that the understanding of objects that children of different ages brings to the museum setting offers a unique perspective. Little direct work on this topic has been conducted in museums. However, there is a body of related work to be found in contemporary studies of children's emerging understanding of the natural and artificial worlds that can be used to develop a framework for understanding how children might approach the world of museum objects. Recent evidence on the development of children's thinking on this subject is presented in the larger context of the
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TEAM MEMBERS: E. Margaret Evans Melinda Mull Devereaux Poling
resource research Exhibitions

Building Islands of Expertise in Everyday Family Activity

In this chapter we introduce the notion of islands of expertise, explore links between related socio-cultural and information processing theory, and overview a study of family conversations while parents and children look at authentic and replica fossils in a museum.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Kevin Crowley Melanie Jacobs