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The Effects Of An Informal Science Education Setting On Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning Science, Lauren Finley
The Effects Of An Informal Science Education Setting On Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning Science, Lauren Finley
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Informal science education is becoming increasingly popular in today’s classrooms, and for this reason, it is important to understand the effects of informal science education on students. In this study, the Children’s Attitude Survey (Wulf, Mayhew, & Finkelstein, 2009) was used to measure the effects of informal science education on students’ attitude toward science. Questionnaires were administered to two sample sets, and results indicated a slight decrease in attitude after participating in an informal science field trip. Continuing research in this area will provide more insight into why these effects were seen, and how informal science education can be best …