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In this paper, Pedro J. E. Casaleiro of the University of Leicester (UK), Department of Museum Studies, discusses methodology and findings from a comparative analysis of audiences for "The Return...
DATE: January 1st, 1996
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This handout is a part of the Evaluation 101 presentation at the 2008 ISE PI Summit....
DATE: July 26th, 2008
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You know almost exactly what you want to do to improve the public understanding of science and technology. But you don’t have much of an idea about how to start ...
DATE: July 26th, 2008
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This handout is a part of the Evaluation 101 presentation at the 2008 ISE PI Summit....
DATE: July 26th, 2008
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In this article, Carol Scott, Evaluation and Visitor Research Coordinator at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, provides a brief overview of evaluation and visitor research efforts in Australia. Scott establishes...
DATE: September 1st, 1997
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In this article, Michael Spock, of the Informal Learning Program at the University of Chicago, discusses his fundamental and situational concerns that surround the practice of museum exhibit and program...
DATE: May 1st, 1996
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This paper discusses how audience research can help staff at historic houses monitor the quality of their offerings and attract visitors. It provides a review of evaluation efforts at one...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
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In this paper, Chris Steiner of the Albuquerque Museum investigates evaluation and its relation to art programs and organization. Steiner explores questions related to the appropriateness of evaluation in the...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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This paper focuses on three major issues impeding evaluation at museums: 1) the lack of understanding about evaluation and its uses in museum settings; 2) tight budgets; and 3) staff...
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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In this paper, evaluator Randi Korn of Randi Korn and Associates describes front-end and formative evaluation procedures used to help create and perfect interactive components for a junior gallery in...
DATE: January 1st, 1993
REPOSITORY | EVALUATION
This is an overview of audience research and evaluation pertaining to the exhibition "Living With Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond". The process of investigating the perceptions of audiences and visitors was...
DATE: July 15th, 2013
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In this paper, Kathryn Nelson of the University of Washington discusses her efforts to study visitor response to naturalistic exhibits. Nelson shares evaluation methods and findings of Northern Trail exhibit...
DATE: January 1st, 1997
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This study, conducted over a four-year period at Chester Zoo in the UK, sought to evaluate the impact on visitor behavior and interpretation use that a transition from second- to...
DATE: May 1st, 2010
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Commercial television is a powerful medium that has rarely succeeded in bringing scientific and technological information to its vast viewing public. For approximately eight years Don Herbert and his series...
DATES: March 15th, 1987 - February 29th, 1988
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"Evolution in Action: Isolation and Speciation in the Lower Congo" is a 9-minute documentary about a team of researchers working to understand what is driving the rapid evolution and speciation...
DATE: May 1st, 2010
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In this article, researchers from Ohio State University discuss evaluation methods and findings of a study of the Old Woman Creek school visitor program. Researchers evaluated changes in knowledge, shifts...
DATE: January 1st, 1987
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This is a brief summary of a 1983 article by Hayward and Larkin featured in the "Museum Studies Journal." The article discussed a study conducted by the researchers, to compare...
DATE: May 1st, 1987
REPOSITORY | EVALUATION
As part of a National Science Foundation grant, Thirteen/WNET produced and posted online ten short-form motivational animated videos. To evaluate the impact of Cyberchase Do the Math videos, Multimedia Research...
DATE: May 4th, 2009
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A pilot study of five episodes in the Cyberchase series was conducted in late Fall 2001. The study was designed to assess the broad educational value, impact and appeal of...
DATE: December 1st, 2001
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A pilot study of five episodes in the Cyberchase series was conducted in late Fall 2001. The study was designed to assess the broad educational value, impact and appeal of...
DATE: January 1st, 2002
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The goal of this evaluation was to assess issues of user friendliness, appeal and comprehension related to the Cyberchase website’s homepage, web adventures, weekly polls and games. Cyberchase is the...
DATE: June 11th, 2003
REPOSITORY | EVALUATION
Design Squad, produced by WGBH-Boston (http://www.wgbh.org), premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service in October 2009. Design Squad is a reality television series that encourages kids ages 9-12 years to “show...
DATE: January 1st, 2010
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This paper discusses findings from a study that examined an interactive microcomputer exhibit at the Texas Memorial Museum. The study aimed to answer the following two questions: (1) Can the...
DATE: January 1st, 1991
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In 2011, ORG received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning by redesigning and expanding the "Jonathan Bird's Blue World"...
DATE: September 1st, 2012
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In 2006, the National Research Council initiated a study on Learning Science in Informal Environments. The purpose of the study is to synthesize a range of relevant literatures and recommend...
DATE: July 21st, 2007
