Informal Science Learning: an investigation of how novelty and motivation affect interest development at a mobile laboratory

Diplôme Thèse Informal Science Learning: an investigation of how novelty and motivation affect interest development at a mobile laboratory eng 2016-10-19 author Cors Rebecca 802574 director Mueller Andréas 0000-0001-8556-2333 727748 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:91515 urn:nbn:ch:unige-915158 Sc. 5019 MobiLLab is a mobile science education program designed to awaken young people's interest in science and technology (S&T). Perceived novelty, or unfamiliarity, has been shown to affect pupils' educational outcomes at similar out-of-school learning places (OSLePs) such as museums and science centers. A study involved 215 mobiLLab pupils who responded to three surveys: a pre-preparation, at-visit, and post-visit survey. Results provide evidence for four dimensions of pupils' at-visit novelty: curiosity, exploratory behavior, oriented feeling, and cognitive load. Findings also show that classroom preparation time, pupils' perceived capability with technology, and dispositional curiosity related most strongly to their S&T attitudes. The study offers specific insights into how educators can develop materials, activities, and learning settings that appeal to both genders and that support development of desired educational outcomes, such as interest and knowledge. As settings that foster learner autonomy, OSLePs are uniquely positioned to engage learners in S&T topics and careers. Dewey 500.2 27 Section de physique 13 false c4324396-6e3e-44f4-911d-4a76a0b4ca5a Thesis Public COR16 Informal Science Education Dissertation.pdf 5088927 application/pdf openAccess Faculté des sciences / Section de physique

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