Choice and control in a museal environment: a study with science teachers

Authors

  • Charles Tiago dos Santos Soares Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Ana Maria Marques da Silva Faculdade de Física, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Av. Ipiranga, 6681 – 90619-900 - Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

Keywords:

science museum, science teachers, school visits, personal context

Abstract

This study aims to understand teachers’ strategies of planning students’ visits to science museums and how they intend to relate this visit to formal science teaching. The study was conducted with 21 teachers of Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, randomly identified among visitors to a science museum, who were accompanying their students. Interviews and written records of teachers about teachers strategies were analyzed using the textual discursive analysis revealed five levels of control (or choice) adopted by teachers for planning and tracking of students' visits to the museum. The results showed that most teachers surveyed use control elements, requesting notes for reports to be retrieved in school. The evaluation mechanisms planned by teachers after the visit showed an intention for preserving and contextualization of the museum experience in other contexts, like in school.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Soares, C. T. dos S., & da Silva, A. M. M. (2016). Choice and control in a museal environment: a study with science teachers. Investigations in Science Education, 18(1), 177–198. Retrieved from https://ienci.if.ufrgs.br/index.php/ienci/article/view/168

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2013): March of 2013

Section

Artigos

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