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Filtering by: Subject Marine mammals -- Oregon Advisor Rowe, Shawn M. Decade 2010-2019

An Exploratory Study on Family Group Use of a Multi-touch Table Exhibit at a Public Marine Science Center

Creator:

East, Jennifer L.

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Museums, aquariums, and technology centers are informal learning environments that facilitate the understanding of scientific phenomena while supporting self-motivated learning. Families are a social group that frequently visits these sites. There are multiple opportunities for adults and children to engage in independent sense-making and collective discussion about their experiences with...

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Masters Thesis

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and audio recording at Hatfield Marine Science Center Visitor Center in Newport, Oregon. Groups
Unpacking docent practice in free choice science learning settings : a qualitative study documenting the what and whys of docent interpretive practice

Creator:

Good, Laura H.

Abstract:

Museum settings including aquariums, zoos and science centers rely heavily on their volunteer docent populations to interact with and communicate science and conservation concepts to the visiting public. The interactions docents have with museum visitors are important to meeting the educational expectations of museums and improving public science literacy as...

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Dissertation

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, relevant marine biology of both the animals exhibited and the Oregon Coast, and the interpretation of