Museums, Conversations, and Learning/Museos, Conversaciones y Aprendizaje/ Museus, Conversações e Aprendizagem

Museums, Conversations, and Learning/Museos, Conversaciones y Aprendizaje/ Museus, Conversações e Aprendizagem

In this study, 178 groups of visitors were interviewed and recorded during their visits to museums. Three clusters of elements were shown to influence learning: the identity of the visitors, their response to the learning environment, and their explanatory engagement during the visit. A structural e...

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Main Author: Gaea Leinhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-07-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Psicología
Subjects:
178 groups of visitors were interviewed and recorded during their visits to museums. Three clusters of elements were shown to influence learning: the identity of the visitors
their response to the learning environment
and their explanatory engagement during the visit. A structural equation model using these variables fit well. Further examination revealed that not all conversational behavior was supportive of learning; some actions
such as making frequent personal connections
were detrimental to learning; additionally
informal learning
conversation
museums
science education
aprendizaje informal
conversación
museos
educación científica
aprendizagem informal
conversação
museus
educação científica
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/41000/45639

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http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/psicologia/article/view/41000/45639

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