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The Mobile Neuroscience Lab enhanced science engagement through hands-on activities and peer teaching. While middle school science attitudes remained unchanged, students valued direct brain interaction and social learning experiences.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience education
  • Physiological psychology
  • Science outreach

Background:

  • The Mobile Neuroscience Lab integrates active learning and neuroscience outreach.
  • It serves as a service-learning component for a physiological psychology course.
  • Project goals included improving science knowledge, communication, and attitudes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of active learning and neuroscience outreach on university and middle school students' science attitudes and beliefs.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of "learning through teaching" pedagogical strategies.

Main Methods:

  • University students participated in hands-on physiological psychology activities.
  • University students then led similar activities with middle school students (1:5 ratio).
  • A pre-test, post-test design assessed changes in science attitudes and beliefs.

Main Results:

  • Both university and middle school students responded favorably to hands-on activities.
  • Neuroscience outreach did not significantly alter middle school students' science attitudes (p > .05), likely due to pre-existing positive attitudes.
  • Qualitative data indicated that seeing, touching the brain, and social interaction were key learning facilitators for middle schoolers.

Conclusions:

  • Active learning and "learning through teaching" were enthusiastically received by both university and middle school students.
  • Direct sensory engagement with the brain and peer interaction positively impacted middle school students' learning experience.
  • Future research will involve classroom teachers' assessments of these activities.