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Formative Evaluation: Places of Invention Online Map

December 30, 2015 | Media and Technology, Exhibitions
Under a subcontract with Randi Korn & Associates, who conducted a study of the on‐site museum exhibit, RMC was engaged to conduct an evaluation of the Places of Invention online map site for the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The Places of Invention online map, part of the 3,500 square foot on‐site exhibit, was developed as a platform for collecting invention stories related to specific places or landscapes submitted by Smithsonian staff, Smithsonian Affiliations, and visitors to the online map. RMC investigated three key topics related to visitors to the online map: (1) Test draft and revised guidelines for visitor submissions of invention stories to the online map; (2) Test navigation and appeal—both visual and content—of the online map; and (3) Compare the numbers, types, and characteristics of published invention stories submitted by visitors through the Exhibit or via the Web. Due to construction and technical delays, a fourth topic concerning visitor gains in knowledge about and attitudes toward invention, inventors, and themselves as inventive, could not be investigated.

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Elizabeth Goldman
    Evaluator
    RMC Research Corp.
  • Kim Streitburger
    Evaluator
    RMC Research Corp.
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 1010776
    Resource Type: Research and Evaluation Instruments | Survey | Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: Engineering | Technology
    Audience: Families | Parents/Caregivers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Adults | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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