Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre.
Excursions to museums and science centres generally are great fun for students and teachers. The potential educational benefits beyond enjoyment, however, are rarely realised or analysed for their efficacy. The purpose of this paper is to describe four educational enrichment programs delivered at th...
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2012
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| author | Venville, G. Blair, D. Coward, D. Deshon, F. Gargano, M. Gondwe, M. Heary, A. Longnecker, N. Pitts, M. Zadnik, Marjan |
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| description | Excursions to museums and science centres generally are great fun for students and teachers. The potential educational benefits beyond enjoyment, however, are rarely realised or analysed for their efficacy. The purpose of this paper is to describe four educational enrichment programs delivered at the Gravity Discovery Centre (GDC), near Gingin, Western Australia, that are informed by research in different ways. These programs are designed to maximise the educational outcomes for students, assess what they have learnt, and, at the same time, maintain the excitement and enthusiasm generated by a visit to a world class science centre. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-29162017-02-28T01:25:45Z Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre. Venville, G. Blair, D. Coward, D. Deshon, F. Gargano, M. Gondwe, M. Heary, A. Longnecker, N. Pitts, M. Zadnik, Marjan Excursions to museums and science centres generally are great fun for students and teachers. The potential educational benefits beyond enjoyment, however, are rarely realised or analysed for their efficacy. The purpose of this paper is to describe four educational enrichment programs delivered at the Gravity Discovery Centre (GDC), near Gingin, Western Australia, that are informed by research in different ways. These programs are designed to maximise the educational outcomes for students, assess what they have learnt, and, at the same time, maintain the excitement and enthusiasm generated by a visit to a world class science centre. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2916 Australian Science Teachers Association restricted |
| spellingShingle | Venville, G. Blair, D. Coward, D. Deshon, F. Gargano, M. Gondwe, M. Heary, A. Longnecker, N. Pitts, M. Zadnik, Marjan Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre. |
| title | Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre. |
| title_full | Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre. |
| title_fullStr | Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre. |
| title_short | Research Informed Science Enrichment Programs at the Gravity Discovery Centre. |
| title_sort | research informed science enrichment programs at the gravity discovery centre. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2916 |