Evaluation of 21st Century Skills in Museum Field Trips

<p>In this capstone project, I explore the need and propose a development plan for an evaluation framework to measure the extent to which 2^nd–5^th grade students practice the 4Cs during field trips at the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA). In 2010, the National Education Association identified four skills (Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity) that students will need in 21^st century academia and workplaces. Collectively referred to as the 4Cs, these skills provide a base for classroom teachers to pursue the Common Core State Standards, currently being incorporated into public schools in forty-two states.</p> <p>OMCA has identified the need to support classroom teachers by infusing the 4Cs into field trips, and while new field trip experiences have been prototyped since 2012, the Museum lacks a robust evaluation process with which to compare new and existing field trips. I propose that Museum staff partner with classroom teachers and an external evaluator to iteratively design an evaluation framework that can collect data useful to teachers and museum professionals alike.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in Museum Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Restricted Project/Capstone - USF access only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Museum Studies

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Zabel, Melissa A

Contributors dc:contributor

• Marjorie Schwarzer

• museum education
• museum studies
• field trip
• evaluation
• 21st century skills
• Oakland Museum of California
• Arts and Humanities
• Education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/244

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1256