Science Museum Exhibits’ Summative Evaluation with Knowledge Hierarchy Method
Abstract
It is aimed in this research to measure via knowledge hierarchy the things regarding exhibit themes learned by the visitors of the exhibits and compare them with the purpose that the exhibits are designed for, thereby realizing a summative evaluation of the exhibits by knowledge hierarchy method. The research has been conducted in a children’s science museum with totally 12 middle school students, nine of which are in the sixth grade and three of which are in the seventh grade. Semi-structured interview forms have been used to make interviews with those students before and after the visit, and based on these interviews their knowledge levels have been identifed. It has been found out that the students at the lower levels of the knowledge hierarchies of the exhibits have moved up to the higher levels after the visit. An accumulation of the students has been observed at higher levels and the exhibits meet the purpose of the visit.
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Fadigan, K. A. ve Hammrich, P. L. (2004). A longitudinal study of the educational and career trajectories of female participants of an urban informal science education program. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(8), 835-860.
Falk, J. H. (2005). Free-choice environmental learning: framing the discussion. Environmental Educational Research, 11(3), 265-280.
Falk, J. H., Storksdieck, M. ve Dierking L. D. (2007). Investigating public science interest and understanding: evidence for the importance of free-choice learning. Public Understanding of Science, 16(4), 455-469.
Griffin, J. (1998). Learning Science through practical experiences in museums. International Journal of Science Education, 20(6), 655-663.
Henriksen, E. K. ve Jorde, D. (2001). High school students’ understanding of radiation and the environment: Can museums play a role?. Science Education, 85(2), 189-206.
ICOM, 2007. Web site: http://icom.museum/the-vision/museum-definition.
Johnson, C. (2013). Web site:http://www.astc.org/resource/education/johnson_scicenters.htm
Merriam, S. B. (2009). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. John Wiley & Sons.
Perry, D. L. (1993). Measuring learning with the knowledge hierarchy. Visitor Studies, 6, 73-77.
Perry, D. L. (2012). What makes learning fun?: principles for the design of intrinsically motivating museum exhibits. Rowman Altamira.
Rennie, L. J. ve McClafferty, T. P. (2002). Objects and learning: Understanding young children’s interaction with science exhibits. Scott G. Paris (eds) Perspectives on object-centered learning in museums (pp. 191-213). Taylor & Francis.
Schaefer, J. Perry, D. ve Gyllenhaal, E. (2002). Underground Adventure Summative/Remedial Evaluation. Chicago, Illinois: Selinda Research Associates.
Screven, C. G. (1990). Uses of evaluation before, during and after exhibit design. ILVS review, 1(2), 36-66. Spiegel, A. N., Evans, E. M., Frazier, B., Hazel, A., Tare, M., Gram, W. ve Diamond, J. (2012). Changing museum visitors’ conceptions of evolution. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 5(1), 43-61.
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Vance, C. ve Schroeder, D. (1992). Matching visitor learning style with exhibit type: implications for learning in informal settings. Visitor Studies, 185-200.
Wellington, J. (1990). Formal and informal learning in science: the role of the interactive science centres. Physics education. 25(5), 247-252.
Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H. (2011). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Publishing.
Yin, R. K. (2009). Case study research: Design and methods (Vol. 5). Sage
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2017-02-27
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YASAR, Erkan; GUREL, Cem.
Science Museum Exhibits’ Summative Evaluation with Knowledge Hierarchy Method.
European Journal of Physics Education, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 26-36, feb. 2017.
ISSN 1309-7202.
Available at: <https://eu-journal.org/index.php/EJPE/article/view/50>. Date accessed: 16 apr. 2024.
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