Front-End Evaluation: A Guidebook

9624391波洛克根据探索性研究小额赠款指导方针，在温迪·波洛克的指导下并与科学学习公司的林恩·迪尔金合作的科学技术中心协会将审查文献、当前方法和前端研究在规划非正式学习项目方面的价值。“前端研究：科学博物馆指南”项目将出版一本出版物，供广大开发非正式学习项目的从业者使用。这项工作的目的是提供一种资源，鼓励更广泛和更有成效地使用前端研究。结果的传播和前端研究报告的摘要也将张贴在ASTC主页上。对科学学习的研究表明，对于那些提供学习机会的人来说，重要的是从了解学习者知道什么、他们不知道什么、他们可能有什么误解以及他们对学习感兴趣开始。程序设计团队对学习者了解得越多，学习活动就越强烈。不幸的是，并不是所有的非正式教育工作者都意识到前端研究的价值，并将其纳入他们的项目开发协议中。这项研究的价值在于为实践者提供方法论指导和研究资源，以及明确发展的论点，使他们有兴趣改进科学学习活动的概念化。

9624391 Pollock Under the Small Grants for Exploratory Research Guidelines, the Association of Science-Technology Centers under the direction of Wendy Pollock and in cooperation with Lynn Dierking of Science Learning, Inc. will examine the literature, current methodology, and value of front-end studies in planning informal learning projects. The project "Front-End Studies: A Guidebook for Science Museums" will result in a publication available to a broad audience of practitioners developing informal learning programs. The objective of this work is to provide a resource that will encourage more extensive and fruitful use of front-end studies. Dissemination of results and abstracts of front-end study reports will also be posted on the ASTC Home Page. Research in science learning makes it clear that it is important for those who provide learning opportunities to begin with an understanding of what learners know, what they don't know, what misconceptions they may have, and what they are interested in learning. The more that the program design team understands about the learner, the stronger the learning activity. Unfortunately, not all informal educators realize the value of front-end studies and incorporate them in their program development protocols. The value of this research is to provide methodological guidance and research resources, along with clearly developed arguments, for practitioners interest in improving the conceptualization of the science learning activities.