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resource research Exhibitions
In this article, Roger Miles presents a case for the realist approach for the constructivist approach, in response to George Hein's constructivist theory.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Roger Miles Visitor Studies Association
resource research Exhibitions
In this article, George E. Hein of Lesley College clarifies his case for the constructivist approach, in response to Roger Miles' criticism of the theory.
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TEAM MEMBERS: George Hein
resource research Exhibitions
In this article, Amy L. Cota and Ross J. Loomis of Colorado State University discuss effective exhibit labeling. They cite three studies that systematically examined different formatting techniques likely to be important in the recall of semantic knowledge.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Amy L. Cota Ross J. Loomis
resource research Exhibitions
In this article, Stephen Bitgood of Jacksonville State University discusses the differing opinions of George Hein and Roger Miles, the keynote speakers at the 1997 Visitor Studies Conference in Birmingham. Bitgood outlines Hein's case for the constructivist approach to exhibit interpretation as well as Miles's critique against it.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Stephen Bitgood
resource research Public Programs
In this article, Linda WIlson presents evaluation findings associated with the Shedd Aquarium's "Frogs!" exhibit, special events, and products.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Linda Wilson
resource research Exhibitions
In this article, Kristine Westerberg discusses the Shedd Aquarium's new initiative for audience research and development and shares some preliminary findings from their initial efforts.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Kristine Westerberg
resource research Exhibitions
In this article, Carol D. Saunders and H. Elizabeth Stuart Perry of the Brookfield Zoo provide findings from the summative evaluation of "The Swamp." This immersive wetlands exhibit was designed to encourage people to appreciate the benefits of ecosystems and features animals and plants of a cypress swamp and of an Illinois riverine wetland.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Carol Saunders H. Elizabeth Stuart Perry
resource research Public Programs
In this article, Lisa C. Roberts of the Chicago Park District discusses the "From Knowledge to Narrative: Educators and the Changing Museum" book published by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1997. Roberts provides a synopsis of the book and its implications for the museum field.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Lisa Roberts
resource research Exhibitions
This article provides study findings from the summative evaluation of "The Universe in Your Hands: Early Tools of Astronomy" permanent exhibition that opened in May 1995 at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum. The renovated and recontextualized exhibit portrays the museum's collection of early astronomical instruments in the social and scientific setting of the European and Islamic worlds during the Middle Ages (1200 to 1500 A.D.).
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TEAM MEMBERS: Britt Raphling
resource research Exhibitions
In this article, Britt Raphling and Shauna Keane-Timberlake, of the Adler Planetarium, discuss the new building addition that was slated to open in the summer of 1998. The authors briefly summarize the three new galleries as well as discuss how front-end evaluation has informed the exhibit development process.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Britt Raphling Shauna Keane-Timberlake
resource research Exhibitions
In this article, Britt Raphling discusses how the visitor data from extensive formative evaluations guided decision-making on design revisions for the wayfinding system at the Adler Planetarium.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Britt Raphling
resource research Exhibitions
This article provides a brief summary of the findings from an evaluation study that examined what Field Museum visitors understand about the scientific research that goes on behind the scenes. Between May and September 1995, Selinda Research Associates conducted over 125 in-depth interviews with visitors, members, and museum staff, for a total of approximately fifty contact hours with respondents.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Deborah Perry Emily Forland