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Free-choice Learning Environments

Free-Choice Learning Environment is a learning setting, belonging to the broader category of informal science education environments, distinguished by its provision of self-directed, voluntary, and intrinsically motivated engagement with scientific content, where learners exercise personal autonomy in choosing when, how, and what to learn.

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4.7K

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146

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90

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2017–2026

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Publications

79

Using the contextual model of learning to understand visitor learning from a science center exhibition

John H. Falk, Martin Storksdieck · Science Education · 2005 · 456 citations · Full text

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Promoting environmentally sustainable attitudes and behaviour through free‐choice learning experiences: what is the state of the game?

Roy Ballantyne, Jan Packer · Environmental Education Research · 2005 · 312 citations

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Free-choice science education: how we learn science outside of school

Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 255 citations

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Learning in a personal context: Levels of choice in a free choice learning environment in science and natural history museums

Yael M. Bamberger, Tali Tal · Science Education · 2006 · 238 citations · Full text

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In principle, in practice: museums as learning institutions

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 188 citations

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Authors

146

  1. JH
    John H. Falk

    Oregon State University, United States

    8 publications · 842 citations

    8

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  2. LD
    Lynn D. Dierking

    Oregon State University, United States

    5 publications · 221 citations

    5

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  3. MS
    Martin Storksdieck

    Oregon State University, United States

    4 publications · 670 citations

    4

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  4. TT
    Tali Tal

    Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

    3 publications · 343 citations

    3

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  5. CE
    Chris Eames

    University of Waikato, New Zealand

    3 publications · 147 citations

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Institutions

90

  1. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    490 citations

  2. Institute for Learning Innovation

    Portland, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    492 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    145 citations

  5. University of Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  6. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

    Haifa, Israel

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    581 citations

  7. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    71 citations

  8. Eindhoven University of Technology

    Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    56 citations

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  2. Visitor Studies

    5 publications · 180 citations

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  3. Environmental Education Research

    5 publications · 440 citations

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  4. Journal of Research in Science Teaching

    JRST · 4 publications · 282 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 509 citations

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