Active ingredients of science communication impact: A quantitative study at a science festival

M. Strick; S. Helfferich

doi:10.22323/2.22020801

Active ingredients of science communication impact: A quantitative study at a science festival

M. Strick, S. Helfferich

Utrecht University

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Abstract

This quantitative survey study aimed to identify active ingredients of a
science festival in The Netherlands. Active ingredients are the elements of
science communication activities that drive the impact on visitors’
knowledge, attitudes, or behavior. Factor analyses of data from on-site
surveys conducted in two different festival years (Total N = 456) revealed
three active ingredients: personal relevance, accessibility, and interactivity.
Furthermore, the analyses revealed two impacts: increased
knowledge/insight and increased familiarity with science. The strongest
predictor of impact was personal relevance, which denotes the feeling that
the festival activities touched on visitors’ emotions and personal life.

Original language	English
Article number	N01
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Science Communication
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22323/2.22020801
Publication status	Published - 29 May 2023

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The authors are grateful to JessieWaalwijk for her help in organizing the study, and to Anne Land-Zandstra andWard Peeters for providing helpful comments on the manuscript. The research was partly funded by the Utrecht University Open Science Programme.

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Public engagement with science and technology
Science communication: theory and models

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