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This handout is a part of the Visitor Studies 101 presenation at the 2008 ISE PI Summit....
DATE: July 26th, 2008
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This handout is a part of the Visitor Studies 101 presenation at the 2008 ISE PI Summit....
DATE: July 26th, 2008
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The authors of this article are reporting on the accumulated wealth of knowledge and experiences of their colleagues at the Institute for Learning Innovation and thank them for sharing their...
DATE: September 1st, 2006
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This brief article discusses the slowly emerging field of visitor studies in Brazil and presents a list of master dissertations by Brazilian museum professionals, which represent the most complete and...
DATE: January 1st, 2000
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This paper discusses previous, current, and future visitor studies in Germany. It was presented at the Session International Marketplace of Ideas at the American Association of Museums 94th Annual Meeting...
DATE: January 1st, 2000
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In this article, Hermann Schafer of the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Museum for Contemporary History in Germany), discusses the institution's visitor studies work since its inception. Schafer outlines...
DATE: January 1st, 1996
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In this paper, Paulette M. McManus discusses the practice of visitor studies and evaluation, including the tradition of visitor observation, at institutions in the United Kingdom. Specifically, McManus compares evaluation...
DATE: May 1st, 1998
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In this bibliography, Jacksonville State University's Teresa Ford and Stephen Bitgood present a list of theses and dissertations from the field of visitor studies....
DATE: January 1st, 1990
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In this paper, Alan J. Friedman, director of the New York Hall of Science, discusses the importance of evaluation, specifically formative evaluation, for measuring success at a museum and fulfilling...
DATE: January 1st, 1994
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This study assessed visitor outcomes from attending presentations by members of the National Network for Ocean Climate Change Interpretation [NNOCCI] community of practice at four test aquariums and two control...
DATE: July 27th, 2012
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This is a summary of A.W. Melton's 1935 paper, "Problems of Installation in Museums of Art." Melton described a series of studies that demonstrated two important factors that influence visitor...
DATE: January 1st, 1988
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In this article, Patricia A. McNamara answers questions about using formative evaluation to develop exhibits, based on nearly ten years of experience at the Science Museum of Virginia. McNamara discusses...
DATE: January 1st, 1989
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This article is a summary of the"What's Going on VII: Hot Topics in Exhibit Development" discussion at AAM's pre-conference Roundtable. Participants include Paul Martin, VP of Exhibits, Janet Kamien, President...
DATE: July 1st, 2005
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In this paper, Zahava D. Doering and Andrew J. Pekarik of the Smithsonian's Institutional Studies Office share an overview of efforts to assess the Smithsonian's 16 museums and 26 million...
DATE: January 1st, 1997
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In this paper we discuss our approach to designing two public exhibitions, where our goal has been that of facilitating and supporting visitors' own contributions to the exhibits. The approach...
DATE: January 1st, 2007
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This evaluation of Mysteries of Çatalhöyük was commissioned by the Science Museum of Minnesota to provide objective feedback about the character of visitors’ experiences in this exhibition. The process of...
DATE: July 1st, 2002
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This front-end evaluation sought (1) to identify visitors' prior knowledge of microbial oceanography, and (2) to determine visitors’ interest in the different research conducted by microbial oceanographers with metagenomics data....
DATE: January 30th, 2011
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In this article, Christine L. Brandenburg, of Rice University's Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning, discusses her research of the use of computer technology in children's museums. Bradenburg focuses...
DATE: January 1st, 2001
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This report documents a study conducted at the Exploratorium to characterize how visitors depict the concept of small. The study looks at visitors’ drawings in order to inform the design...
DATE: October 1st, 2007
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This analysis of visitors’ experience of the "Congo Gorilla Forest" exhibition at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo was commissioned to investigate how this 15 year old exhibition is perceived...
DATE: April 1st, 2014
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This front-end study was conducted to gauge the visiting public’s interpretation of scientific images of the nanoscale. The interview questions used during this study are included in the appendix of...
DATE: July 1st, 2008
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Wildlife tourism experiences have the potential to positively impact tourists’ awareness, appreciation and actions in relation to the specific wildlife they encounter and the environment in general. This paper investigates...
DATE: May 24th, 2011
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Visual and spatial thinking is an integral part of doing and learning science: explanations of complex (often nonvisible) phenomena involve visual and symbolic modes as well as text. To bring...
DATE: August 1st, 2011
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This report documents two formative evaluations on an interactive media piece that allows its users to zoom in from a human hand to an atom. This zoom uses a spiral...
DATE: August 1st, 2008
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Vital Signs a community-based education program that links middle school students, citizen scientists, and scientists in the collection and analysis of environmental data related to invasive species. Vital Signs leverages...
DATES: January 1st, 1999 - January 1st, 1999
