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ERIC Number: EJ469486
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Effects of Novelty-Reduced Preparation on Exploratory Behavior and Cognitive Learning in a Science Museum Setting.
Kubota, Carole A.; Olstad, Roger G.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v28 n3 p225-34 Mar 1991
Compared a group viewing a slide/tape program designed to reduce the novelty of a science museum with a control group (n=64 sixth graders). The results indicate that boys in the experimental group had higher on-task exploratory learning and greater cognitive learning, but there was no effect for girls. (PR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Exhibits, Exploratory Behavior, Females, Field Trips, Grade 6, Junior High Schools, Males, Museums, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research; Science Museums