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Reports & Publications

VRE research and evaluation studies are designed to inform the Exploratorium's educational and cultural practices, as well as influence learning in informal environments and in the museum field worldwide. Below we provide access to all of our book chapters, journal articles and reports.

Filtered by: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE)

EDGE Design Attribute Assessment Tool PDF File
Author(s): Toni Dancstep, Veronica Garcia-Luis, Meghan Kroning • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Summative, Front-end, Formative • Year: 2021
EDGE: A Guide for Practicing Gender Equity in Exhibit Design PDF File
Author(s): Meghan Kroning, Veronica Garcia-Luis • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: • Year: 2021
Towards Disrupting the Status Quo of Exhibit Design: A Data Reanalysis to Support Future Research PDF File
Author(s): Toni Dancstep, Joshua Gutwill • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Research • Year: 2019
Straight from the Girls: The Importance of Incorporating the EDGE Design Attributes at Exhibits PDF File
Author(s): Veronica Garcia-Luis, Toni Dancstep • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Research • Year: 2019
Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) PDF File
Author(s): Toni Dancstep, Lisa Sindorf • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Research • Year: 2018
Creating a Female-Responsive Design Framework for STEM Exhibits PDF File
Author(s): Toni Dancstep, Lisa Sindorf • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Research • Year: 2018
Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement: A Guide to the EDGE Design Attributes PDF File
Author(s): Toni Dancstep, Lisa Sindorf • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Research • Year: 2016
Exhibit Designs for Girls’ Engagement (EDGE) Exhibit Coding Scheme and Protocol PDF File
Author(s): Lisa Sindorf, Toni Dancstep • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Research • Year: 2015
Super Stripped Down Motor PDF File
Author(s): Meghan Kroning, Veronica Garcia-Luis • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Formative • Year: 2019
Motors & Coils Area Evaluation Report PDF File
Author(s): Meghan Kroning, Veronica Garcia-Luis • Project: Exhibit Designs for Girls' Engagement (EDGE) • Study: Formative • Year: 2020