A first step in understanding how to promote science learning in informal environments is to develop a full picture of what it means to do and learn science. Over the past few decades, historians, ...

A key to designing informal experiences to support learning is to clearly articulate the goals for a particular experience. That is, what should participants learn through their experience? In this ...

Much of what people know about science is learned informally. Education policy-makers should take note. The seemingly endless debate about how to improve US science education seems to make the tacit ...

A major recent study showed that informal science learning can play an important role in improving student learning in that subject. Such out-of-class learning can include trips to zoos or museums and ...

A common concern of remote working has been the impact it’s having on informal learning, the knowledge staff receive through overhearing, collaboration and shadowing. Ashleigh Webber looks at what ...

All work and no play may dull on-the-job learning at workplaces, according to a team of researchers. All work and no play may dull on-the-job learning at workplaces, according to a team of researchers ...