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resource evaluation Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits

Formative Evaluation of the Museum of Science, Boston: Live Animal Garden

The goal of this evaluation was to determine how museum visitors responded to the museum's existing live animal exhibits and identify recommendations for their new Live Animal Garden exhibit.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jordan Brick Claire Dorsett Yu Wen Wong Christine Reich Leigh Ann Mesiti
resource evaluation Public Programs

Children and Nature Network Project Grow Outside: Development
 and 
Application
 of
 the Encouraging
 Children’s 
Nature
 Experiences
 Scale

This study of American adults’ attitudes towards children’s experiences in nature was based on survey data from 2,138 people who participated in an independently commissioned, online consumer survey in February 2010. The Encouraging Children’s Nature Experiences Scale (EC-NES) was created to assess adult attitudes and beliefs surrounding encouragement of children’s nature experiences. While a great deal of empirical research has already been undertaken to demonstrate the value and impact of these experiences, not all of the research has been adopted by the public. The EC-NES scale was designed
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TEAM MEMBERS: Institute for Learning Innovation John Fraser Joe E Heimlich Victor Yocco
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Holding Power of Seattle Aquarium Exhibits for the Toddler Audience

The Seattle Aquarium seeks to discover how toddler families experience its exhibits and how to best incorporate toddler family needs in future exhibit developments. The goal of this study is to begin to document toddler-exhibit interactions in order to better understand the Aquarium experience for that audience. The specific research goal was to determine which exhibit elements are attracting and holding the attention of the toddler family audience. A total of 47 caregiver interviews and 297 toddler observations across three exhibit areas were collected from January-March 2011 at the Seattle
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TEAM MEMBERS: Andrea Barber Kaleen Povis Seattle Aquarium
resource evaluation Exhibitions

Animal Secrets Summative

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), with major funding from the National Science Foundation, developed the Animal Secrets exhibition for children ages 3-8 and their families. The exhibition seeks to provide families with an opportunity to discover nature from an animal's point of view as they explore immersive, naturalistic environments including a meadow, stream, woodland, cave, and naturalists' tent. The exhibit's "big idea" is for visitors to develop a sense of wonder about nature by exploring the secret world of animals. Evaluation instruments and surveys are included in the
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TEAM MEMBERS: Lorrie Beaumont Cecilia Garibay OMSI