Open Practical Laboratories in the Neurosciences: An outreach program for neuroscience communication in middle schools
| Autor: | Natália Ramalho Figueiredo, Amanda Beatriz Adriano da Silva, Wilker Leite do Nascimento, Leonardo Miranda Feitosa, Monica Lima-Maximino, Saulo Rivera Ikeda, Nadia Shigaeff, Camila Ferreira Alves, Caio Maximino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine Schools Adolescent Communication Neurosciences Outreach 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Attitude Humans Female Laboratories Students Psychology Neuroscience Brazil 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Theme (narrative) |
| DOI: | 10.35542/osf.io/gm2d3 |
| Popis: | The Open Practical Laboratory in the Neurosciences (OpenLN) is an outreach program that seeks to improve the knowledge of the neurosciences by elementary school students and to promote better attitudes in relation to neuroscience, science in general, and scientists. It consists in practical and demonstration activities on the theme of the neurosciences. This outreach strategy was applied in four public schools in a municipality in Southeastern Pará, Brazil characterized by low performance in educational reviews in Brazil. Students from both sexes from 9th grade (last grade before high school) were enrolled in the program. The outreach program improved students’ knowledge about the neurosciences, and promoted better attitudes in relation to science and scientists, in comparison to students which did not go through the activities. Results suggest that scientific outreach strategies can produce results beyond immediate increases in knowledge, promoting better attitudes in relation to science. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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