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<italic>‘Why do parrots talk?’</italic> co-investigation as a model for promoting family learning through conversation in a natural history gallery*.
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Journal of Biological Education (Routledge) . Mar2018, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p89-100. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Research into how and what families learn in science museums and other informal science learning settings suggests that parent-child interactions play an important role in shaping children’s learning experiences. Our exploratory case study set out to discover and analyse learning happening within family groups during a visit to a traditional museum natural history gallery. Research methods were influenced by a growing body of literature that looks for learning in family visitor talk. Conversations of 18 families were recorded as they explored a gallery after being introduced to six learning games which fostered a ‘climate of inquiry’ and which were designed to spark family dialogue. Our findings indicate that families adopt a range of interactional approaches for building meaning together in a museum gallery. These approaches fell along a spectrum that varied according to the level of co-investigation and co-operation between group members. We suggest that family learning could be supported in informal learning contexts through simple, low-cost learning strategies that encourage dialogue and co-investigatory behaviours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PARROTS
*NATURAL history
*LEARNING
*SCIENCE education
*STUDENTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219266
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Biological Education (Routledge)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128359087
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2017.1408934