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Educational Psychologist, 2014
Science museums, science centers, zoos, and aquariums (MCZAs) constitute major settings of science learning with unique characteristics of informal science education. Emphasis will be given to the analysis of four specific characteristics of MCZAs that seem relevant for educational research and practice, namely, conditions of mixed motives and goals ...
Doris Lewalter +2 more
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Science museums, science centers, zoos, and aquariums (MCZAs) constitute major settings of science learning with unique characteristics of informal science education. Emphasis will be given to the analysis of four specific characteristics of MCZAs that seem relevant for educational research and practice, namely, conditions of mixed motives and goals ...
Doris Lewalter +2 more
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A Distributed System for Augmented Reality Experiences in Science Centers and Museums
2007This paper describes an Augmented Reality based approach for use in museums and science centers for explanation, which is designed to improve visitors understanding. The distributed Augmented Reality system uses hybrid tracking technologies to detect the position and orientation of the museum visitor and measures a specific exhibit state with data ...
Michael Wittkämper +3 more
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Curator: The Museum Journal, 2005
This article describes the Youth Science Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota and tells the story of what happened when museum professionals began seeing young people as resources and not simply as an audience or a problem. This shift has had important consequences for the young people themselves.
Ross Velure Roholt, Mary Ann Steiner
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This article describes the Youth Science Center at the Science Museum of Minnesota and tells the story of what happened when museum professionals began seeing young people as resources and not simply as an audience or a problem. This shift has had important consequences for the young people themselves.
Ross Velure Roholt, Mary Ann Steiner
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A museum carried into virtual medium: ISTEK Belde Schools Science Center
2022<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> ISTEK Belde Schools Science center consists of an astronomy museum, a planetarium and an observatory. The center is an extention of ISTEK Foundation dedicated to serving over 12million residents of Istanbul. Since it&#8217;s conception in 2015 over 100 000 visitors have
Mert Acar, Alper Ateş
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Reaching Broad Audiences from a Science Center or Museum Setting
2020Research has shown that learning outcomes can be improved by interactive visualization and exploration. This has led to the appearance of interactive installations on a range of platforms from handheld devices to large immersive dome theaters. One of the underlying principles of this data-driven visualization for broad audiences is the notion of the ...
Anders Ynnerman +2 more
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A framework for conceptualizing research in natural history museums and science centers
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1983AbstractNatural History Museums, Science Centers, Zoos, and Aquaria contribute considerably to out‐of‐school science experiences for visitors of all ages and characteristics. With birth rates and school age populations declining, it is likely that people will be looking to these settings for rest, recreation, stimulation, and learning.
John J. Koran +2 more
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Informelles Lernen in Museum und Science Center
2016In dem Beitrag werden Museen und Science Center als wichtige Instanzen des informellen und non-formalen Lernens beschrieben. Die spezifischen Bedingungen musealen Lernens und der damit einher gehenden didaktischen Vermittlungsstrategien werden dargestellt und drei zentrale Modelle der Besucherforschung vorgestellt und diskutiert: das Kontextmodell des ...
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The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Earth Sciences Center
Rocks & Minerals, 1982(1982). The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Earth Sciences Center. Rocks & Minerals: Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 18-19.
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An Analysis of Differences Between Visitors at Natural History Museums and Science Centers
Curator: The Museum Journal, 1995ABSTRACTAs museum staff search for ways to broaden their audience, creative collaborations are emerging among various institutions with the hope that visitors who typically visit science centers, for example, will venture over to their local natural history museum.
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