Motivational outcomes of the science outreach lab S'Cool <scp>LAB</scp> at <scp>CERN</scp>: A multilevel analysis

Woithe, Julia; Müller, Andréas; Schmeling, S.; Kühn, Jochen

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“…Experimentation attracts the interest of students at different levels of cognition and should stimulate the development of criticality on practices results (Woithe et al, 2022). Nevertheless, experimental procedure and hands-on activities are scarcely observed in Brazilian schools, particularly in the Northeastern countryside.…”

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Students Conceptions from a Countryside Area of a Continental Nation about Sciences Practical Classes: A Brazilian Case Study

Pinto¹,

Suarez-Fontes²,

Vannier‐Santos³

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Quality education is one of UNESCO's goals for sustainable development, including in the science area. In order to achieve this goal, experimental activities are needed to produce dynamic, interactive, and more effective teaching. Brazil is a continental country with problems in assures education for all. In this work, with the aim of identifying student conceptions about the importance of practical classes, we performed a literature review and developed a research questionnaire for using with elementary school students from the municipal and state public schools in a Brazilian small town in the mountain region, located in the north-central region of the state of Bahia. The questionnaire contains subjective, semi-subjective and objective questions divided into categories: Profile (gender, age, grade) and Practical Classes (concept, importance, achievement). The questionnaire was applied to all elementary and high schools of the municipal and state public network located in this small town, together with the Free and Informed Consent Term (FICT), for the personal consent of students over 18 years of age, and in the case of underage students, the consent of parents and/or guardians. The results with the students from the final grades, respectively 9th year of 2 elementary schools in the urban area and 5 in the rural area, which made up all the elementary schools of this city at the time of the research, and students of the 3rd year of a high school revealed that they do miss practical class and know what is necessary to have those, despite their knowledge about of "what is a practical class" is not linked directly to disciplines such as biology. This work may contribute to stimulate the investment in laboratories at elementary schools not only in this small city, from a Northwestern state, one of the poorest countryside areas of Brazil, but also in other cities in developing countries.

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“…Practical classes have generally positively impacted the teaching-learning process (Kolb, 2014;Woithe et al, 2022) (Deccache-Maia et al, 2012). It is important to note that these activities must be properly oriented and planned to be successful (Xavier, 2021).…”

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Students Conceptions from a Countryside Area of a Continental Nation about Sciences Practical Classes: A Brazilian Case Study

Pinto¹,

Suarez-Fontes²,

Vannier‐Santos³

et al. 2022

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“…Research shows that already at a young age many students (especially girls) hold the view that science is not "for them" [13]. However, even short interventions can boost learners' confidence in themselves [4]. Therefore, empowering people of all backgrounds to engage with the discoveries, the science, and the technologies at CERN might convince them that they can do more than they thought they could.…”

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“…Educational labs are a successful out-of-school learning experience and are increasingly being recognised worldwide as an essential part of STEM education [3]. For the last 8 years, CERN S'Cool LAB has welcomed over 40,000 visitors and has been shown to have positive effects for students' interest, self-concept and demonstrated to help close the gender gap [4]. The hands-on labs at Science Gateway will build on the S'Cool LAB legacy and strive to inspire the next generation.…”

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New educational activity about CMS air pads for education labs at CERN Science Gateway

Thill¹,

Woithe²,

Schmeling³

2022

Proceedings of 41st International Conference on High Energy Physics — PoS(ICHEP2022)

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CERN is currently preparing Science Gateway, a new facility for scientific education and outreach that will open in summer 2023. Besides inspirational exhibition spaces, science shows and online education activities, Science Gateway will feature educational labs for hands-on scientific experiments for diverse audiences from 5 years old. We provide an overview of the educational offer foreseen at Science Gateway including the hands-on labs, science shows and online education content. In the context of the new educational labs, a "Power of Air" hands-on activity involving 3D-printed hovercraft and toy balloons will be presented. This activity is designed to raise awareness of how engineers at CERN exploit the power of air to move 1000+ tonne detector slices by means of an air pad system.

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“…Previous research on science educational outreach programs has mostly focused on (genderspecific) changes in students' attitudes toward science (e.g., Tal & Dallashe, 2019) and interest in science (e.g., Clark et al, 2016;Maiorca et al, 2021;Markowitz, 2004;Mohr-Schroeder et al, 2014, Woithe et al, 2022, while some have examined students' experiences (e.g., Tsybulsky, 2019). Regarding outreach science labs in Germany, students' situational state of interest during the visit (e.g., Guderian & Priemer, 2008;Itzek-Greulich & Vollmer, 2017;Nickolaus et al, 2018) and their basic need satisfaction (e.g., Glowinski, 2007;Glowinski & Bayrhuber, 2011;Kirchhoff et al, 2022;Scharfenberg et al, 2019) have been investigated.…”

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Experimenting at an outreach science lab versus at school—Differences in students' basic need satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and flow experience

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All over the world, educational science outreach programs in which students can perform laboratory work have been developed. A common goal of these programs is to counteract students' decreasing motivation in STEM education. In Germany, several outreach science labs have been established over the last 20 years. It is assumed that the characteristics of these labs foster students' basic need satisfaction and qualities of motivation such as intrinsic motivation and flow. However, research in this field often lacks comparisons of motivation between the learning environments outreach science lab and school. Thus, the current study investigated students' perceived need satisfaction (relatedness, competence, and autonomy), intrinsic motivation, and flow experience during experimentation at an outreach science lab (n = 231) and at school (n = 203). We found that experimentation in the two different learning environments resulted in a comparable degree of perceived autonomy and intrinsic motivation. However, differences in perceived relatedness, competence, and flow experience were found in favor of the students who experimented at the lab. Thus, visiting outreach science labs is especially beneficial for students' perception of relatedness, effectiveness, and enjoyment during experimentation.

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Motivational outcomes of the science outreach lab S'Cool LAB at CERN: A multilevel analysis

Abstract: Previous studies highlight the positive effects of science outreach labs, in particular on students' motivational variables. However, out-of-school learning is generally associated with high novelty and specific setting characteristics that can impact learning and development.

Cited by 11 publications

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Students Conceptions from a Countryside Area of a Continental Nation about Sciences Practical Classes: A Brazilian Case Study

Students Conceptions from a Countryside Area of a Continental Nation about Sciences Practical Classes: A Brazilian Case Study

New educational activity about CMS air pads for education labs at CERN Science Gateway

Experimenting at an outreach science lab versus at school—Differences in students' basic need satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and flow experience

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