Enriching Students' Education Using Interactive Workstations at a Salt Mine Turned Science Center

Autor/inn/en	Meissner, Barbara; Bogner, Franz
Titel	Enriching Students' Education Using Interactive Workstations at a Salt Mine Turned Science Center
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 88 (2011) 4, S.510-515 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/ed1006103
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Science Teaching Centers; Grade 5; Grade 8; Science Education; Elementary School Science; Secondary School Science; Curriculum Development; Field Experience Programs; Science Experiments; Workstations; Learning Processes; Learner Engagement; Age Differences; Feedback (Response); Educational Environment; Context Effect; Discovery Learning; Inquiry; Hands on Science; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Praxisnahes Lernen; Learning process; Lernprozess; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Entdeckendes Lernen; Deutschland
Abstract	Although teachers in principle are prepared to make use of science centers, such excursions often fail to facilitate learning processes. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the link between science centers and schools. The design and evaluation of valuable outreach projects may enhance students' out-of-school science learning. In our study, we developed a curriculum-based lesson for fifth graders as part of the educational program of a salt mine as out-of-school learning site. The complete program comprises a guided tour along the visitors' gallery and simple experiments about important physical and chemical properties of salt (NaCl). We evaluated the impact of students' previous knowledge and experiences and of the surroundings at the learning setting itself, considering students' cognitive and affective outcomes. The results revealed the appropriateness of the lesson for fifth graders with regard to its difficulty and design: The learning setting provided premises for substantial learning processes and positive feedback. Yet, students' outcomes were independent of the setting: students did not benefit from the subject-related surroundings at the salt mine themselves. These results encourage the careful development and usage of learning settings that foster out-of-school science education. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10