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“Oh my goodness. The whole thing is about ratios!” A longitudinal summative evaluation of visitor experiences in four Math Moves! exhibitions.

May 16, 2016 | Exhibitions
This study was a longitudinal summative evaluation of repeat visitors’ experiences in four Math Moves! exhibitions that were developed as part of a large collaborative exhibition development project called Math Core for Museums, and mounted at four museums around the country: Museum of Science (Boston); Museum of Life & Science (Durham, NC); Explora (Albuquerque); and Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul). The summative evaluation purposively selected four family groups at each institution and collected naturalistic data as the 16 groups engaged with the exhibits from 4-6 times over a two year period. Most initial and final study visits were video recorded with a researcher on site, and all study visits were followed up by an audio recorded face-to-face or telephone depth interview.

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    Selinda Research Associates
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    NSF
    Funding Program: AISL
    Award Number: 084032
    Funding Amount: $2,604,410
    Resource Type: Research and Evaluation Instruments | IRB/Consent Form | Evaluation Reports | Summative
    Discipline: Mathematics
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Pre-K Children (0-5) | Families | Parents/Caregivers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits
    Access and Inclusion: Ethnic/Racial | Hispanic/Latinx Communities | English Language Learners

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