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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2021.19.9.033

A meta-study of Informal Science Learning and Generic Learning Outcomes: Focusing on published papers in the last 10 years  

Cho, Ig-Hyeng (Dept. Of Knowledge Service & Consulting, Hansung University)
You, Yen-Yoo (Dept. Of Knowledge Service & Consulting, Hansung University)
Na, Kwan-Sik (MIS, Seowon University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.19, no.9, 2021 , pp. 33-42 More about this Journal
Abstract
Despite the importance of science education in an informal environment, the reality is that there is a lack of trend analysis research on 'Informal Science Learning (ISL)' and its effects. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to find out the educational effects of ISL and how to use it, and to provide guidelines for future ISL research directions. This study classifies specific ISL-related papers published from 2010 to 2019 and compares them with each element of GLO used to measure the effectiveness of informal education. The fit of the analyzed data was checked for each part through SPSS and Chi-Square. In conclusion, it was found that researchers are using 'ISL' to pursue 'Knowledge and Understanding' and 'Attitudes and Values' among the five performance indicators of 'GLO'. On the other hand, 'Skills' and 'Enjoyment, Inspiration and Creativity' appear to have the least expectations, so supplementation is required in these areas in the future. In addition, this study intends to suggest a direction for informal science education-related program development and future research to various education workers.
Keywords
Education; Informal Science Learning; out-of-school; Non-formal; GLO;
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