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"Get SET, Go!"

"Get SET, Go!". Reflections on Raising Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) Awareness / Learning in Science Centres. David Kramer Sci-Bono Discovery Centre. Do people 'get' science in science centres?. ‘Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, & Pursuits’.

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"Get SET, Go!"

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  1. "Get SET, Go!" Reflections on Raising Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) Awareness / Learning in Science Centres David Kramer Sci-Bono Discovery Centre

  2. Do people 'get' science in science centres? ‘Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, & Pursuits’ “Designed spaces, including museums, science centres, zoos, aquariums, and environmental centres—can also support science learning. Rich with real-world phenomena, these are places where people can pursue and develop science interests, engage in science inquiry, and reflect on their experiences through sense-making conversations.” “Programs, especially during out-of-school time, afford a special opportunity to expand science learning experiences..” Bell, Lewenstein, Shouse, Feder, eds. Nat Academy of Sciences, 2009

  3. Isolated expert Interested generalist SET illiterate THE PUBLIC & SET SET Skills & Knowledge Need SK AI Need SK AI Need SKAI SET Awareness & Interest

  4. RESEARCH SAYS... Bloom Jung Skinner Piaget Vigotsky Kolb Gardner Ausubel Wiggins Spady Lewin Gagne Bruner Rogers Palov et al.. • Prior knowledge and culture are important • Learning is a set of complex cognitive events • Learning is best when mediated • Rich experience leads to better learning • The brain is a dynamic organ

  5. EXPERIENCE SHOWS... Effective Learning happens when learners…. • INTENT: …really want to learn • ACTION: …do things • INTERACTION: …get useful feedback • DURATION: …take sufficient time • DIGESTION: …understand, make sense • (Assimilation) and meaning Discovery starts here…

  6. Exhibits Activities Presentations Text "Getting It" at Science Centres

  7. Learning Value Relative Learning Value 37% 26% 20% 17% Exhibitry Activities Presentations Publications Major Science Centre Operations

  8. Practicality

  9. Practicality Investment VS Return Cost ROI Cost ROI Cost ROI Cost ROI Exhibitry Exhibitry Activities Activities Presentations Presentations Publications Publications Major Science Centre Operations

  10. Learning vs Practicality Investment VS Return Exhibitry Exhibitry Activities Activities Presentations Presentations Publications Publications Major Science Centre Operations

  11. SO WHAT? A few implications • People are critical to SET SKA development • SET awareness & interest ≠ knowledge • Experience = do + interact + read + think • Differentiate audiences • Varietyworks best - Do everything

  12. THE DEBATE CONTINUES...

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