>From: Elspeth Mackay <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Evaluation sheets for children
>Hi Does anyone have examples of evaluation forms ( for events, activities,
>worksheets, museums in general) which were designed specifically for
>children?
This is one of the focus issues for the Museums Collaborative at
Queensland University of Technology, Australia. You can get more
information at http://www.fed.qut.edu.au/ec/museums/col.html
Davis Anderson, from the Collaborative, will be speaking at King's
College London on this topic on 3 April - details below. -Kirsten
David Anderson, Museums Collaborative, Queensland University of Technology
Tuesday 3 April 2001, 4-5pm
King's College London, School of Education, Franklin-Wilkins Building, Room 3/8
Young Children's Perceptions of their Past Museums Visits
Research into young children's museum experiences is
extremely limited and hence, there is currently limited understanding
and appreciation of children's perspectives of such settings. This is
quite surprising given that young children constitute a significant
part of museum visitorship by virtue of their inclusion as part of
the family visitor demographic. This presentation describes a study
that investigated 77 children's perspectives and past experiences of
museums. Data suggests that children's positive perspectives of
museum experiences is correlated with encounters with exhibits which
could be connected to their pre-existing knowledge and
understandings. Furthermore, there is evidence that exhibitions that
provide contextual links with children's past experiences result in
more positive affect than exhibitions that are hands-on, engaging
and/or multi-sensory in nature.
(Map available at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/maa/sc.html)
For additional information contact Kirsten Ellenbogen (020)-7848-3090.
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