Understanding and engagement in places of science experience: Science museums, science centers, zoos, and aquariums.

Autor/inn/en	Schwan, Stephan; Grajal, Alejandro; Lewalter, Doris
Titel	Understanding and engagement in places of science experience: Science museums, science centers, zoos, and aquariums. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Verstehen und Engagement an Orten des Erlebens von Wissenschaft: Wissenschaftliche Museen, wissenschaftliche Zentren, Zoos und Aquarien.
Quelle	In: Educational psychologist, 49 (2014) 2, S. 70-85Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-1520; 1532-6985
DOI	10.1080/00461520.2014.917588
Schlagwörter	Interesse; Lernen; Pflanze; Tier; Geschichte (Histor); Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Umwelt; Museum
Abstract	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, staged popular science, and impact of physical layout, as well as the role of social exchange and participation. By doing so, the authors focus on the consequences of these characteristics for the learning processes and outcomes of visits of MCZAs. They show that outcomes encompass not only knowledge acquisition in a narrower sense but also changes in interest and beliefs. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2026/3