Publications
Paper presented at the Hawaii International Education Conference
Groome, M. (2009) Introducing Written Questions into an Informal Science Learning Environment
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Nick Stroud’s Doctoral Thesis
Teaching and Learning Science in a Museum: Examining the Role of Attitudes toward Science, Knowledge of Science, and Participatory Learning in an Astronomy Internship for High School Students
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Papers presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2007 Annual Conference, New Orleans
Stroud, N. (2007). Is this Science? A Pilot Student-Scientist Partnership. Paper presented at the NARST 2007 Annual Meeting, New Orleans.
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Stroud, N., Connolly, R., & Ris Z. (2007). Learning and Teaching Science in Practice: Design of a High-School Internship. Paper presented at the NARST 2007 Annual Meeting, New Orleans.
Toward a Methodology for Informal Astronomy Education
Stroud, N., Groome, M., Connolly, R., & Sheppard, K. (2007). Toward a Methodology for Informal Astronomy Education. Astronomy Education Review, 2(5).
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Papers presented at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) 2006 Annual Conference, Anaheim
Using Scientific Visualizations
Connolly, R. (2006). Using Scientific Visualizations. Paper presented at the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Anaheim.
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Providing Students with Written Questioning Opportunities in a Science Class
Groome, M. (2006). Providing Students with Written Questioning Opportunities in a Science Class. Paper presented at the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, Anaheim.
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Papers presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) 2006 Annual Conference, San Francisco
Effects of a High School Summer Internship Program on Students’ Science Attitudes, Science Self-efficacy, and Locus of Control
Stroud, N., Groome, M., & Connolly, R. (2006). Effects of a High School Summer Internship Program on Students’ Science Attitudes, Science Self-efficacy, and Locus of Control. Paper presented at the NARST 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco.
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Introducing Written Questioning Opportunities in an Informal Learning Environment
Groome, M., Stroud, N., & Connolly, R. (2006). Introducing Written Questioning Opportunities in an Informal Learning Environment. Paper presented at the NARST 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco.
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Tips from the Field: Advice from museum experts on making the most of field trips
Connolly, R., Groome, M., Sheppard, K., & Stroud, N. (2006). Tips From the Field: Advice from museum experts on making the most of field trips. The Science Teacher, 73(1), 42-45.
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The following documents are from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Annual Meeting - Building Community: The Emerging EPO Profession, September 2005
Informal Science Education Research: A Spectrum of Opportunities at the American Museum of Natural History
Poster presentation
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Informal Science Education Research
30-minute clinic
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