Visitor Conceptions of Science Before and After Visiting Exhibits

January 1st, 1990 | RESEARCH

In this article, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers Dawn D' Amico and Wendy Pokorny discuss findings from their study that investigated the impact of a museum visit on preconceived notions of scientific explanation. D' Amico and Pokorny found that visitors' preconceptions were unlikely to change as a result of viewing exhibits.

Document

VSA-a0a2c3-a_5730.pdf

Team Members

Dawn D'Amico, Author, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wendy Pokorny, Author, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Citation

Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 0892-4996

Publication: Visitor Behavior
Volume: 5
Number: 2
Page(s): 9

Tags

Audience: Adults | Evaluators | General Public | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Education and learning science | General STEM | Geoscience and geography | Life science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits