Teachers, Museums and Worksheets: A Closer Look at a Learning Experience

By James F. Kisiel. 2003

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Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Museology, Sociology and Political Science

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Worksheet Usage, Reading Achievement, Classes' Lack of Readiness, and Science Achievement: A Cross-Country Comparison. (2014, background): “Kisiel (2003) pointed that in activities while visiting museums, worksheets can function as advance organizers, helping students to organize their observations and knowledge in a confusing learning environment.”
Multiple Outcomes of Class Visits to Natural History Museums: The Students’ View (2008, background): “Other studies investigated student’s conversations and collaborative learning in museums during class visits ( Kisiel 2003; Lebeau et al. 2001; Priest and Gilbert 1994); and theoretical research discussed the opportunities for a range of interactions among visitors that contribute to their own inte”
School Visits to Natural History Museums: Teaching or Enriching?. (2007, background): “Quite often the questions are asked with no follow-up, elaboration, or any attempt to make the students apply previous knowledge (Cox-Petersen et al., 2003; Kisiel, 2003).”
Climate change education: quantitatively assessing the impact of a botanical garden as an informal learning environment (2013, methodology): “Both the workbook for use at the theoretical workstations and the explorer booklet for the practical workstations followed the Contextual Model of Learning (Falk and Dierking 2000 ) and its eight characteristics with implications for learning (Kisiel 2003 ) (Figure 2 ).”
Reflective Practice as a Means for Preparing to Teach Outdoors in an Ecological Garden (2009, background): “However, a large body of research indicates the many administrative, pedagogical, and logistical difficulties teachers face in carrying out these learning experiences (Dillon et al. 2006; Griffin and Symington 1997; Kisiel 2003; Olson et al. 2001; Michie 1998; Tal and Steiner 2006).”
A Short Review of School Field Trips: Key Findings from the Past and Implications for the Future (2008, methodology): “…have been criticized for the way in which they may be used (e.g., as a tool for behavior management, often with many detailed questions that do not allow pupils to explore and engage with the unique experience the museum setting offers; Kisiel, 2003b, 2006a; McManus, 1985; Price & Hein, 1991).”