Cognitive Development In Museum Settings

Author : David M. Sobel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317358457
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Development in Museum Settings written by David M. Sobel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers in cognitive development are gaining new insights into the ways in which children learn about the world. At the same time, there has been increased recognition of the important role that visits to informal learning institutions plays in supporting learning. Research and practice pursuits typically unfold independently and often with different goals and methods, making it difficult to make meaningful connections between laboratory research in cognitive development and practices in informal education. Recently, groundbreaking partnerships between researchers and practitioners have resulted in innovative strategies for linking findings in cognitive development together with goals critical to museum practitioners, such as exhibit evaluation and design. Cognitive Development in Museum Settings offers an account of ways in which researchers in cognitive development partner with museum practitioners. Each chapter describes a partnership between academic researchers and museum practitioners and details their collaboration, the important research that has resulted from their partnership, and the benefits and challenges of maintaining their relationship. This approach illustrates cutting-edge developmental science, but also considers how researcher-practitioner interactions affect research outcomes and provide insight to questions common to practitioners. In addition, each set of researchers and practitioners discusses issues brought up by the partnership by posing questions concerning research-practice partnerships and research evidence, considering whether and how cognitive development research conducted in museum settings aligns with larger disciplinary interests in that field, and examining to what extent museum practitioners benefit from applying research on the development of cognitive processes to their educational practices.

Author : Janet Boseovski
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889744639
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Development in Informal Learning Institutions: Collaborations Advancing Research and Practice written by Janet Boseovski and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nancy Longnecker
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889769003
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Science in Out-of-School Settings written by Nancy Longnecker and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jill Hohenstein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317445945
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Museum Learning written by Jill Hohenstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As museums are increasingly asked to demonstrate not only their cultural, but also their educational and social significance, the means to understand how museum visitors learn becomes ever more important. And yet, learning can be conceptualised and investigated in many ways. Coming to terms with how theories about learning interact with one another and how they relate to ‘evidence-based learning’ can be confusing at best. Museum Learning attempts to make sense of multiple learning theories whilst focusing on a set of core learning topics in museums. Importantly, learning is considered not just as a cognitive characteristic, as some perspectives propose, but also as affective, taking into consideration interests, attitudes, and emotions; and as a social practice situated in cultural contexts. This book draws attention to the development of theory and its practical applications in museum situations such as aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens and historical re-enactment sites, among others. This volume will be of interest to museum studies students, practitioners and researchers working in informal learning contexts, and will help them to reflect on what it means to learn in museums and create more effective environments for learning.

Author : Deena Skolnick Weisberg
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026237062X
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Constructing Science written by Deena Skolnick Weisberg and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of children’s causal reasoning capacities and how those capacities serve as the foundation of their scientific thinking. Young children have remarkable capacities for causal reasoning, which are part of the foundation of their scientific thinking abilities. In Constructing Science, Deena Weisberg and David Sobel trace the ways that young children’s sophisticated causal reasoning abilities combine with other cognitive, metacognitive, and social factors to develop into a more mature set of scientific thinking abilities. Conceptualizing scientific thinking as the suite of skills that allows people to generate hypotheses, solve problems, and explain aspects of the world, Weisberg and Sobel argue that understanding how this capacity develops can offer insights into how we can become a more scientifically literate society. Investigating the development of causal reasoning and how it sets the stage for scientific thinking in the elementary school years and beyond, Weisberg and Sobel outline a framework for understanding how children represent and learn causal knowledge and identify key variables that differ between causal reasoning and scientific thinking. They present empirical studies suggesting ways to bridge the gap between causal reasoning and scientific thinking, focusing on two factors: contextualization and metacognitive thinking abilities. Finally, they examine children’s explicit understanding of such concepts as science, learning, play, and teaching.

Author : Robert Logie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192849069
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memory in Science for Society written by Robert Logie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memory is essential for every day life. The understanding and study of memory has continued to grow over the years, thanks to well controlled laboratory studies and theory development. However, major challenges arise when attempting to apply theories of memory function to practical problems in society. A theory might be robust in explaining experimental data but fail to capture all that is important when taken out of the lab. The good news is that the application of memory in science to challenges in society is rapidly expanding, and Memory in Science for Society bridges that gap. Inspired by the synergy between theory and application in memory research, leading international researchers share their passion for combining memory in science with applications of that science to a wide range of challenges in society. Chapters demonstrate how that scientific passion has addressed challenges in education, life attainment, second language learning, remembering life events and faces of strangers, future planning and decision making, lifespan cognitive development and age-related cognitive decline, following instructions, and assessment and rehabilitation of cognitive impairment following brain damage. Written and edited by the leading researchers in the field, the book will be an important and influential addition to the memory literature, providing a new and comprehensive focus on the connection between theory and practice in memory and society.

Author : David F. Bjorklund
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1544361327
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children′s Thinking written by David F. Bjorklund and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children′s Thinking: Cognitive Development and Individual Differences, Seventh Edition by David Bjorklund presents current, thorough research studies and data to show the effects of biology, and both physical and social environments on children′s cognitive development.

Author : Kuhl Patricia K.
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264634312
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Educational Research and Innovation Developing Minds in the Digital Age Towards a Science of Learning for 21st Century Education written by Kuhl Patricia K. and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights new scientific research about how people learn, including interdisciplinary perspectives from neuroscience, the social, cognitive and behavioural sciences, education, computer and information sciences, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and engineering.

Author : Xin Gong
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000545814
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children’s Museums as a New Informal Learning Environment in China written by Xin Gong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on solid theoretical and empirical analyses, this book provides a first and fresh introduction to the recent development of children’s museums in China, along with their educational and social impacts as an informal learning environment for children, families, and society in general. To understand the benefits of children’s museums and in providing stimulating, informal education to children, the book looks into the origin and historical development of these institutions and how they have been influenced by informal learning theory, museum education, and early childhood education while providing case studies of children’s museums in China and the learning that takes place in them. This research analyses the process of informal learning and provides guidance on ways of elevating children’s cognitive and noncognitive development in the informal space. Different stakeholders of children's museums, including parents and educators, practitioners and designers, researchers of informal education, early childhood education, and policy makers will benefit from the insights provided in this book.

Author : Judy Diamond
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000901777
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amplifying Informal Science Learning written by Judy Diamond and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the broad landscape of current and future out-of-school science learning environments. Written by leading experts and innovators in informal science learning, these thoughtful and critical essays examine the changing nature of informal institutions such as science museums, zoos, nature centers, planetariums, aquaria, and botanical gardens and their impact on science education. The book examines the learning opportunities and challenges created by community-based experiences including citizen science, makerspaces, science media, escape rooms, hobby groups, and gaming. Based on current practices, case studies, and research, the book focuses on four cross-cutting themes – inclusivity, digital engagement, community partnerships, and bridging formal and informal learning – to examine how people learn science informally. The book will be of interest to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) educators – both in and out of school – designers of science and experiential education programs, and those interested in building STEM learning ecosystems in their communities.