Objects Prompt Authentic Scientific Activities among Learners in a Museum Programme

Autor/inn/en	Achiam, Marianne; Simony, Leonora; Lindow, Bent Erik Kramer
Titel	Objects Prompt Authentic Scientific Activities among Learners in a Museum Programme
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 38 (2016) 6, S.1012-1035 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2016.1178869
Schlagwörter	Museums; Science Activities; Science Instruction; Science Education; Paleontology; Secondary School Students; Models; Evolution; Biology; Foreign Countries; Scientists; Animals; Ornithology; Observation; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Paläontologie; Sekundarschüler; Analogiemodell; Biologie; Ausland; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Ornithologie; Beobachtung; Dänemark
Abstract	Although the scientific disciplines conduct practical work in different ways, all consider practical work as the essential way of connecting objects and phenomena with ideas and the abstract. Accordingly, practical work is regarded as central to science "education" as well. We investigate a practical, object-based palaeontology programme at a natural history museum to identify how palaeontological objects prompt scientific activity among upper secondary school students. We first construct a theoretical framework based on an analysis of the programme's palaeontological content. From this, we build our reference model, which considers the specimens used in the programme, possible palaeontological interpretations of these specimens, and the conditions inherent in the programme. We use the reference model to analyse the activities of programme participants, and illustrate how these activities are palaeontologically authentic. Finally, we discuss our findings, examining the mechanism by which the specimens prompt scientific activities. We also discuss our discipline-based approach, and how it allows us to positively identify participants' activities as authentic. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01