Informal Science Education: A Practicum for Graduate Students

Autor/inn/en	Crone, Wendy C.; Dunwoody, Sharon L.; Rediske, Raelyn K.; Ackerman, Steven A.; Zenner Petersen, Greta M.; Yaros, Ronald A.
Titel	Informal Science Education: A Practicum for Graduate Students
Quelle	In: Innovative Higher Education, 36 (2011) 5, S.291-304 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-5627
DOI	10.1007/s10755-011-9176-x
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Evaluation Research; Experiential Learning; Social Scientists; Science Education; Engineering; STEM Education; Higher Education; Models; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Evaluationsforschung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Social scientist; Sozialwissenschaftler; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Maschinenbau; STEM; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Analogiemodell; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	We present results from a course, "Informal Science Education for Scientists: A Practicum," co-taught to graduate students in STEM-related fields by a scientist/engineer and a social scientist/humanist. This course provides a structured framework and experiential learning about informal science education during a semester-long experience. The data collected across six years of the course (11 less than or equal to n less than or equal to 16 for each) provide strong evidence that the course has been effective in encouraging graduate students in STEM-related fields to feel more skilled at and confident with informal science education. Details are provided as to how manipulation of the course structure (i.e. making it project-based, emphasizing understanding audiences, stressing the iterative nature of design, and increasing evaluation research training) influenced the student outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10