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Summative Evaluation: Executive Summaries, Discussion, and Recommendations for Life Tech Gallery, Innovation Gallery, Exploration Gallery, Communication Gallery

February 1, 2000 | Exhibitions
In May 1999, Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A), began a comprehensive summative evaluation of the four permanent galleries and the overall visitor experience of The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. For this first phase of evaluation, there were four reports - one for each gallery. This document presents the discussion, recommendations, and executive summaries from Phase I.

Data for this phase were collected in July and August 1999. The evaluation was undertaken to document the scope of the galleries' impact and effectiveness as well as to identify elements in existing components that may need to be adjusted to improve their effectiveness. The specific objectives for Phase I of the summative evaluation were to determine:
  • how much time visitors spend in each gallery
  • how much time visitors spend at individual components
  • the components at which visitors stop
  • the environmental features visitors notice
  • the frequency of visitors' waiting to use interactive components
  • the frequency of visitors' encountering broken exhibits
  • visitors' opinions of each gallery
  • visitors' cognitive experiences in each gallery

TEAM MEMBERS

  • REVISE logo
    Evaluator
    Randi Korn & Associates, Inc.
  • Tech Museum of Innovation
    Contributor
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: ISE/AISL
    Award Number: 9705633
    Funding Amount: 393725
    NSF
    Funding Program: ISE/AISL
    Award Number: 9627196
    Funding Amount: 644738
    NSF
    Funding Program: ISE/AISL
    Award Number: 9552566
    Funding Amount: 306676
    Resource Type: Evaluation Reports
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Technology
    Audience: Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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