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Summative Evaluation of the Shark Encounter Exhibit, Sea World of California

January 1, 1996 | Exhibitions
The focus of this summative evaluation report is the Shark Encounter exhibit at Sea World of California, which opened in June 1992. The design concept was to display the largest collection of sharks in the world. Visitors are transported to the "tropics" to view sharks from above, and then venture into the sharks' environment as they travel through an acrylic tube placed on the bottom of the habitat. The goal of the evaluation was to determine the overall effectiveness, or success, of the exhibit

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  • Wendy K. Calvert
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    Sea World of California
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1064-5578
    Publication Name: Visitor Studies
    Volume: 8
    Number: 1
    Page Number: 67
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Life science
    Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Adults | Families | General Public | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits

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