ERIC Number: EJ1490642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Dec
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-7984
EISSN: EISSN-1741-2919
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Immersive Planetarium and Science Center Experiences as Catalysts for Literacy Learning
Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, v25 n4 p993-1010 2025
This article explores immersive learning experiences for young learners in a planetarium setting. These experiences open new learning possibilities and ignite children's inquiry and imagination. The authors describe a naturalistic observational study that examines two immersive planetarium programs for young children. Data was collected as observational reflections that captured children's interactions and questions. By analyzing reflections alongside our observations, insights were revealed about expansive literacy process associated with immersive learning. Implications surface the benefits and drawbacks of immersive learning experiences in planetariums and offer design considerations museum for programming specifically aimed at young children in all ages museums and science centers.
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Computer Simulation, Science Education, Astronomy, Young Children, Learner Engagement, Science Teaching Centers, Science Programs, Multiple Literacies, Emergent Literacy, Universities, Museums
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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Author Affiliations: 1Collect of Education, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA; 2The University of Arizona College of Science, Tucson, AZ, USA

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