Study of the contribution of chemistry museum exhibitions to visitors motivation towards scientific researches

• Grant number: 19/22340-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• Start date: March 01, 2020
• End date: August 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Ana Cláudia Kasseboehmer
• Grantee: Matheus dos Santos Barbosa da Silva
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/10118-0 - Study and application of electrochemical technology for the analysis and degradation of endocrine interferents: materials, sensors, processes and scientific dissemination, AP.TEM
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/09585-0 - Investigation of the relations between masculinity performances and science identities between young boys from minorities groups in a out-of-school science learning project, BE.EP.DD

Abstract

The purpose of this PhD project is to study what is the contribution of a Chemistry museum exhibition in a Science museum or Science center to the intrinsic motivation and the experience of flow in visitors, verifying how these factors are related to the public perception about Chemistry scientific researches developed in public universities. To do that, the scholarship student will be responsible to elaborate a Chemistry exhibition in a museum involving elements capable of contribute to the intrinsic motivation and the state of flow. The exhibition, beyond that, must be composed of contemporary aspects involving Chemistry, from the presentation of scientific researches developed by the Thematic Project n. 2017/10118-0 entitled "Estudo e aplicação da tecnologia eletroquímica para a análise e a degradação de interferentes endócrinos: materiais, sensores, processos e divulgação científica". The data collection will be done in a qualitative and a quantitative approach, using Likert scale questionnaires and a semistructured interview with the museum visitors. With this project, we hope to contribute to the approximation between universities and Science museums and Science centers, aiming the popularization of contemporary knowledge to those who don't attend the formal education anymore. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SENTANIN, FRANCIANI CASSIA; BARBOSA DA SILVA, MATHEUS DOS SANTOS; MARTINHAO, ROSANA F.; PARRA, KENIA NAARA; BARBATO, DANIELA M. L.; KASSEBOEHMER, ANA CLAUDIA. Exploring how high school students experience intrinsically motivating elements in a science communication lecture on research in chemistry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE EDUCATION PART B-COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, v. N/A, p. 18-pg., 2022-05-10. (14/02522-7, 19/22340-4, 17/10118-0, 19/04543-5, 18/20145-7)

DE SOUZA, RENATA T. M. P.; DOS SANTOS BARBOSA DA SILVA, MATHEUS; L. BARBATO, DANIELA M.; DE GUZZI, MARA EUGENIA RUGGIERO; KASSEBOEHMER, ANA CLAUDIA. Motivation to learn chemistry: a thorough analysis of the CMQ-II within the Brazilian context. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, v. N/A, p. 12-pg., 2022-05-30. (18/20145-7, 14/02522-7, 17/10118-0, 19/22340-4)

DA SILVA, MATHEUS DOS SANTOS BARBOSA; KASSEBOEHMER, ANA CLAUDIA. Comparative analysis of chemistry teaching in city center and suburban public schools in Brazil: how school reputation and social profile influence chemistry teaching and high school students' performance in science. CULTURAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, v. 18, n. 3, p. 35-pg., 2023-08-11. (22/09585-0, 20/03141-8, 22/05934-0, 17/10118-0, 19/22340-4)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SILVA, Matheus dos Santos Barbosa da. Between the center and the suburbs: a comparative investigation of pedagogical practices and the celebration of good students in chemistry. 2024. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Química de São Carlos (IQSC/BT) São Carlos.