What good is a scientist in the classroom? Participant outcomes and program design features for a short-duration science outreach intervention in K-12 classrooms.
What good is a scientist in the classroom? Participant outcomes and program design features for a short-duration science outreach intervention in K-12 classrooms.
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10.1187/cbe.06-05-0165
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2007-01-01
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Graf, Julie
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Laursen, Sandra;Liston, Carrie;Graf, Julie
许多短期科学外联干预措施都有提高科学素养和增加科学工作者队伍规模和多样性的重要社会目标。然而，这些长期结果本身就难以评估。我们目前的调查结果从一个基于调查的定性研究，生命科学推广计划的K-12教室，是典型的设计和优秀的执行。通过将这一方案视为一个共同推广模式的最佳案例，即“课堂上的科学家”，这项研究探讨了每个参与者群体可能实现的好处以及如何实现这些好处。我们发现，K-12学生从事真实的，动手的活动，产生对科学的兴趣和科学和科学家的新观点。教师学习新的科学内容和新的教学方法，并重视他们的专业工作的合议支持。研究生科学家，谁是节目主持人，获得教学和其他技能，更好地了解教育和多样性问题，信心和内在的满意度，以及职业生涯的好处。还描述了一些负面结果。导致这些好处的程序元素被确定从研究结果和从洞察力的程序开发程序设计和实施的选择。
Many short-duration science outreach interventions have important societal goals of raising science literacy and increasing the size and diversity of the science workforce. Yet, these long-term outcomes are inherently challenging to evaluate. We present findings from a qualitative research study of an inquiry-based, life science outreach program to K-12 classrooms that is typical in design and excellent in execution. By considering this program as a best case of a common outreach model, the "scientist in the classroom," the study examines what benefits may be realized for each participant group and how they are achieved. We find that K-12 students are engaged in authentic, hands-on activities that generate interest in science and new views of science and scientists. Teachers learn new science content and new ways to teach it, and value collegial support of their professional work. Graduate student scientists, who are the program presenters, gain teaching and other skills, greater understanding of education and diversity issues, confidence and intrinsic satisfaction, and career benefits. A few negative outcomes also are described. Program elements that lead to these benefits are identified both from the research findings and from insights of the program developer on program design and implementation choices.