What makes learning fun? : principles for the design of intrinsically motivating museum exhibits / Deborah L. Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Deborah L., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museum exhibits--Planning.

Museum exhibits.

Museums--Educational aspects.

Museums.

Physical Description:

xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, [2012]

Summary:

Although much has been written in recent years on what museum visitors actually experience, there is little research-backed guidance available for developing meaningful exhibits and programs for specific educational purposes. Deborah L. Perry looks at what we know about the experiences of people in museums and other informal learning settings and then shares a set of tested principles and strategies-known as the Selinda Model-for the design of effective museum exhibits. Along the way, she showcases examples of both effective and ineffective exhibit designs drawn from two decades of work in the field. Book jacket.

Contents:

Understanding visitor experiences

Visitors, conversation, and learning

Interpretive activism

An overview of the Selinda model of visitor learning

Designing visitor experiences

Communication

Collaboration

Guidance

Curiosity

Perceptual curiosity

Intellectual curiosity

Interest

Confidence

Success

Expediency

Challenge

Expectations

Uncertainty

Control

Choice

Power

Play

Imagination

Sensory exploration

References

Appendix A. Descriptions of the colored shadows and the color connection exhibits

Appendix B. Overview of original research

Appendix C. Summary of motivations, principles, and strategies

Appendix D. Sample knowledge hierarchies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780759108844

0759108846

9780759108851

0759108854

9780759121287

0759121281

OCLC:

744300549