The unintended effects of interactive objects and labels in the science museum.

Autor/inn/en	Atkins, Leslie J.; Velez, Lisanne; Goudy, David; Dunbar, Kevin N.
Titel	The unintended effects of interactive objects and labels in the science museum.
Quelle	In: Science education, 93 (2009) 1, S. 161-184Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8326; 1098-237X
DOI	10.1002/sce.20291
Schlagwörter	Reiz; Gesprächsverhalten; Lehrmethode; Installation; Versuchsaufbau; Wärme; Kleidung; Ausstellung; Museum
Abstract	What effects do different setups of museum exhibits have on visitors' conversations and interactions? The study reported here is an investigation of the role that labels and associated materials play in visitors' conversations and interactions at a heat camera exhibit. After we introduced a label to help visitors explore the insulating properties of clothing, we found a dramatic shift in the kinds of activities and participation structures of visitors. Not only were visitors, as expected, discussing why clothing was warm, but they were doing so in a fashion more consistent with formal education than the typically more collaborative conversations seen in informal learning environments. Overall, our analyses reveal that labels and activities presented serve to frame both the activities that visitors engage in and the types of conversations that ensue and that this has deep influences on visitors' experiences at the exhibit.
Erfasst von	Arbeitsgruppe Didaktik der Physik, Universität Kassel
Update	2011/4