Deepening Students' Scientific Inquiry Skills during a Science Museum Field Trip

Autor/inn/en	Gutwill, Joshua P.; Allen, Sue
Titel	Deepening Students' Scientific Inquiry Skills during a Science Museum Field Trip
Quelle	In: Journal of the Learning Sciences, 21 (2012) 1, S.130-181 (52 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8406
DOI	10.1080/10508406.2011.555938
Schlagwörter	Field Trips; Museums; Educational Experience; Inquiry; Games; Science Education; Science Process Skills; Educational Principles; Control Groups; Effect Size; Science Activities; Research Design; Experimental Groups; Exhibits; Teaching Methods; Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Exkursion; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Bildungserfahrung; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Bildungsprinzip; Forschungsdesign; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	Field trips to science museums can provide students with educational experiences, particularly when museum programs emphasize scientific inquiry skill building over content knowledge acquisition. We describe the creation and study of 2 programs designed to significantly enhance students' inquiry skills at any interactive science museum exhibit without the need for advanced preparation by teachers or chaperones. The programs, called Inquiry Games, utilized educational principles from the learning sciences and from visitor studies of museum field trips. A randomized experimental design compared 2 versions of the games to 2 control conditions. Results indicate that the groups that learned the Inquiry Games significantly outperformed the control groups in the duration and quality of several inquiry skills when using a novel exhibit, with effect sizes ranging from 0.3[sigma] to 0.8[sigma]. The highest gains came from an Inquiry Game that was structured and collaborative rather than spontaneous and individualized. Students and chaperones in all conditions reported enjoying the experience. These results mirror those found in a previous study in which family groups learned the Inquiry Games. (Contains 14 footnotes, 9 tables and 13 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10