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ERIC Number: EJ449110
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Interacting with a Science Museum Exhibit: Vicarious and Direct Experience and Subsequent Understanding.
Tulley, Aubrey; Lucas, A. M.
International Journal of Science Education, v13 n5 spec iss p533-42 1991
Visitors to an interactive science center were observed while assembling a large-scale lock and key kit. Males, and those who had previously watched another visitor, were faster at initial assembly of the lock, but for males this speed advantage disappeared in a reassembly test. Discusses what counts as "understanding" an exhibit. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Exhibits, Informal Education, Learning Activities, Museums, Performance Factors, Postsecondary Education, Science Education, Science Teaching Centers, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Hands on Experience; United Kingdom
Note: Special Issue: "Informal Sources for Learning Science."