Clark, A., & Kajfez, R. (2022, August), Conducting Discipline-Based Educational Research Outside of the Classroom  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40833

\bibitem{asee_peer_40833}
  Clark, A., \& Kajfez, R. (2022, August), \emph{Conducting Discipline-Based Educational Research Outside of the Classroom}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--40833

Abigail Clark and Rachel Kajfez.  "Conducting Discipline-Based Educational Research Outside of the Classroom".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/40833 Internet.  12 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_40833}
  Abigail Clark and Rachel Kajfez.
  "Conducting Discipline-Based Educational Research Outside of the Classroom".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/40833 Internet.  12 Mar, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This “tricks of the trade” paper seeks to support new researchers interested in conducting discipline-based educational research outside of the classroom setting. Based on national calls, we need to increase science literacy and expanding our efforts to informal science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning will support these calls to action. Traditionally, discipline-based educational research in STEM has been conducted in typical classroom environments. This can include classrooms from preschool through higher education. However, there is an ever-widening set of opportunities afforded to people to learn about STEM careers and STEM topics outside of the classroom. To better understand the impacts of informal education experiences, it is important to research outside of the classroom. While research into these experiences is expanding, conducting research outside of the classroom setting presents its own unique set of challenges. The authors on this paper have all conducted STEM research and assessment in a variety of informal learning settings including youth organizations, science resource centers, community outreach programs, and museums across different age groups. In this paper, we discuss some of the challenges present in informal learning settings along with tips for how to plan for and overcome issues that will inevitably arise. We also highlight the unique benefits of working outside of a traditional classroom. By sharing our “tricks of the trade,” we hope to empower developing researchers to explore the impacts of informal learning in STEM.
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