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  • Investigating Measurement of STEM Engagement and Advocacy in Older Adults
    Date: 09/01/2019
    Resource Category: Project Descriptions
    While prior research has explored the reasons adults seek learning opportunities, little is known about the factors that moderate older adults' desire to participate in particular learning experiences. This study will contribute to understanding strategies that engage older adults in STEM learning in informal settings. The specific informal STEM ... »
  • Physical Context: The Role of Tinkering in End-User Programmer Success
    Date: 10/01/2018
    Resource Category: Report
    Participants in this study reported a variety of resources used in the past to learn to code in Apex, including online tutorials, one-day classes sponsored by Salesforce, and meet-up groups focused on learning. They reported various difficulties in learning through these resources, including what they viewed as the gendered nature of classes where ... »
  • Research on an International Network for STEM Media Making and Student-Led Participatory Teaching
    Date: 09/15/2016
    Resource Category: Project Descriptions
    This Research in Service to Practice project, a collaboration of Pepperdine University and the New York Hall of Science, will establish a network of STEM-related Media Making Clubs comprised of after-school students aged 12 - 19 and teachers in the U.S. and in three other countries: Kenya, Namibia and Finland. The media produced by the students ... »