Conference :: Worts, D., Korn, R., & Wadman, M. (2007). Measuring Mission and Assessing Impact in Museums. 20th Annual Visitor Studies Association Conference. Columbus, OH: Visitor Studies Association.

The presentations in this session are about measuring impact. Douglas Worts (1) will discuss measuring the impact of culture; Randi Korn (2) will present a rationale and strategy for museums measuring achievement of their mission; and Melissa Wadman (3) will discuss how her museum conducts impact evaluation.

(1): Museums should be ‘p...

Book :: Korn, R. (1987). Orientation and wayfinding devices in an outdoor setting. In American Association of Museums (Ed.), Program sourcebook: 1987 annual meeting (pp. 257 - 277). Washington, DC: AAM.

Book :: Korn, R. (1989). Introduction to evaluation: Theory and methodology. In N. Berry & S. Mayer (Eds.), Museum education: History, theory, and practice (pp. 219 - 238). Reston, VA: National Art Education Association.

Book :: Korn, R. (1990). Men and women: Do they experience exhibits differently?. In S. Bitgood, A. Benefield, & D. Patterson (Eds.), Visitor studies: Theory, research, and practice (Vol. 3) (pp. 256 - 262). Jacksonville, AL: Center for Social Design.

Thesis :: Korn, R. (1986). The Self-guiding Brochure: An Evaluation of Two Interpretive Techniques. Unpublished master's thesis, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

Journal :: Korn, R. (2007). The case for holistic intentionality. Curator, 50(2), 255 - 264.

Museums that strive for excellence by continually clarifying their purpose and realigning all practices and resources to achieve that purpose are operating holistically within a cycle of intentionality. Working within a cycle of intentionality means that a museum, among other activities, carefully writes intentions that reflect and describe the ...

Journal :: Korn, R. (1988). Visitor Behavior in a Japanese Garden. Visitor Behavior, 2(4), 9.

Introduction The Japanese Garden is the most highly visited area at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The purposes of the study were to evaluate which exhibit objects attracted visitor interest, to develop interpretive materials based on visitor interest, and evaluate the effectiveness of the interpretive materials. The study was divided into three se...

Journal :: Korn, R. & Bitgood, S. (1987). Selected Bibliography: Design and Evaluation In Museums. Visitor Behavior, 2(1), 9.

Alt, M. (1977). Evaluating didactic exhibits: A critical look at Shettel's work. Curator, 20(3): 241-258. Bitgood, S., Pierce, M., Nichols, G., & Patterson, D. (1987). Formative evaluation of a cave exhibit. Curator, (in press). Cameron, D. (1968). Effective exhibits: A search for new guidelines: The evaluator's viewpoint. Museum News, 46/5: 43-...

Book :: Friedman, A. (Ed.). (2008). Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects. Washington D.C.: National Science Foundation.

Drawing from a 12 March 2007 NSF funded workshop about informal science education evaluation for "Evaluation Activities Related to the Academic Competitiveness Council's Examination of STEM Education Programs," this handbook offers background about NSF's evolving reporting requirements and advice from evaluators working in the field about how to...

Tags: Audience Impact, Awareness, Engagement, Attitude, Behavior, Skill, NSF report, evaluation framework, , evaluation guide

Journal :: Hood, M. (1988). Wolf Studies Commissioned by the J. Paul Getty Museum. Visitor Behavior, 3(2), 5.

Wolf, R. L. (1983). Discovering more than expected: A study of visitor p=dons of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Santa Monica, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum. Wolf, R. L. (1984). Educational presentation of renaissance painting: A summartievaluation. Santa Monica, CA: J. Paul Getty Museum. q Curator. 1988, Volume 31, No. 1 Readers of Visitor Behavior should...