Magnetism, light, structures, and rotational motion: Mixed-methods study of visitors engaging with four exhibits at a science museum
Magnetism, light, structures, and rotational motion: Mixed-methods study of visitors engaging with four exhibits at a science museum
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磁力、光、结构和旋转运动：对参观科学博物馆的四个展品的游客进行混合方法研究
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10.1119/perc.2019.pr.macias_m
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Danielle B. Harlow
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作者：
Meghan Macias;Krista L. Lucas;J. Nation;Erik Arevalo;Jasmine Marckwordt;Danielle B. Harlow
混合方法的研究是由四个研究生和博物馆从业人员在MOXI，沃尔夫博物馆的探索+创新，在加州南部的四个展览。这四个重点展品是旋转表，凯瓦木板，磁岛和光模式。所有四个团队都有兴趣在重点展览中识别客人的行为。然而，来自Turn Tables和Keva Planks的团队还对评估物理展览的修改或操纵是否会影响客人在展览中的停留时间感兴趣。第一个项目研究了旋转桌，一套旋转桌。该团队发现，在展览中添加图形对复杂性增加的参与有显著影响（p < .05）。第二个项目研究了凯瓦木板，这是一种小木板，客人可以用来制作结构。研究人员评估了博物馆楼层主持人或展览中现有结构的存在如何影响停留时间和与凯瓦木板的接触，并发现主持人和结构都存在的情况下的平均停留时间与只有结构存在的情况相比有统计学显著差异（p < .05）。最后两项研究主要使用定性观察，以确定客人的行为时，与每个展览。研究磁岛的团队记录了三种参与类型：基本游戏，建筑结构和探索磁性。该项目的研究结果表明，当孩子们与同龄人一起参与而不是独自参观展览时，他们表现出更复杂的参与类型，如建立和探索磁性。最后一项研究检查了光模式，这是一个覆盖整个遗嘱的大型彩色钉板，专门关注幼儿期客人的行为，以描述幼儿选择参与展览的不同方式。研究结果表明，儿童在Light Patterns中表现出许多不同的行为，这些行为证明了参与STEM实践的证据，例如提问，观察和识别模式。本研究有助于研究从业者伙伴关系（RPP）模型，混合方法研究，博物馆促进，博物馆空间的学习启示，以及展览设计对博物馆游客体验的影响等主题。
Mixed-methods research was conducted at four exhibits by four teams of graduate students and museum practitioners at MOXI, the Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, in southern California. These four focal exhibits were Turn Tables, Keva Planks, Magnetic Islands, and Light Patterns. All four teams were interested in identifying guest behavior at the focal exhibits. However, teams from Turn Tables and Keva Planks were additionally interested in assessing whether a modification or manipulation to the physical exhibit impacted guest stay time at the exhibit. The first project examined Turn Tables, a set of rotating tables. This team found that adding a graphic to the exhibit had a significant impact on engagement with increasing complexity (p < .05). The second project investigated Keva Planks, which are small wooden planks guests can use to make structures. Researchers assessed how the presence of a museum floor facilitator or existing structures at the exhibit influenced stay time and engagement with the Keva Planks, and found a statistically significant difference in mean stay time in the case of both facilitator and structure present compared with only a structure present (p < .05). The final two studies used mainly qualitative observations to identify guest behaviors when interacting with each exhibit. The team that studied Magnetic Islands, a small magnetic structure guests can attach washers to, documented three engagement types: basic playing, building structures, and exploring magnetism. Findings from this project indicate that when children engaged with peers rather than visiting the exhibit alone, they exhibited more complex engagement types such as building and exploring magnetism. The final study examined Light Patterns, a large color peg board that covered an entire will, focusing specifically on the behaviors of guests in early childhood to characterize the different ways young children chose to engage with the exhibit. Findings suggest that children exhibited many different behaviors at Light Patterns that demonstrated evidence of engagement with STEM practices such as asking questions, making observations, and recognizing patterns. This research contributes to topics about Research Practitioner Partnership (RPP) models, mixed-methods research, museum facilitation, learning affordances in museum spaces, and the impact of exhibit design on the museum guest experience.