A Study of Child-Adult Interaction at a Natural History Centre.

Martin, Marjory; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ435096

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Study of Child-Adult Interaction at a Natural History Centre.

Martin, Marjory; And Others

Studies in Educational Evaluation, v17 n2-3 p355-69 1991

This paper describes techniques used to investigate cognitive gain by children interacting in a fossil display area of the Liverpool (England) Museum. Interviews and videotaped observations demonstrate learning by the 51 subjects (average age 8.7 years). Children spent more time with activities when an adult demonstrator was present. (SLD)

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adults, Children, Exhibits, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes, Museums, Observation, Paleontology, Science Teaching Centers, Videotape Recordings

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Liverpool)

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