Investigation of the Use of Interactive Video Exhibits in Earth and Planetary Sciences at Science Museums

互动视频科学联盟是一个由15个科学中心和博物馆组成的非营利性组织，它建议开发关于地球和行星科学的互动视频展览，目的有两个。首先，这两个主题领域的视频展览将作为教育工具，供400万参观者参观，代表15个参展博物馆的观众总数。第二，通过在开发过程中进行广泛的测试和访客调查，该联盟成员将扩大对科学博物馆中互动视频媒体的适当和有效使用的了解。财团成员将资助对主题进行研究和生产前两张光盘的费用。向国家科学基金会提出的要求是对这类计划的有效性和科学博物馆中媒体的教育影响进行系统分析。

The Interactive Video Science Consortium is a non-profit group of fifteen science centers and museums that proposes to develop interactive video exhibits about Earth and Planetary sciences with two purposes in mind. One, the video exhibits on the two subject areas will serve as educational vehicles for four million visitors, representing the combined audiences of the fifteen participating museums. Two, through extensive testing and visitor research during the development process the consortium members will enlarge understanding of the appropriate and effective uses of the interactive video medium in science museums. Consortium members will fund the costs of conducting research on the subject matter and producing the first two discs. The request to the National Science Foundation is for the systematic analysis of the effectiveness of this type of program and of the educational impact of the medium in science museums.