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Visitor Research & Evaluation

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: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE)

Gaining Visitor Consent for Research III: A Trilingual Posted-Sign Method PDF File
Author(s): Lisa Sindorf, Joshua Gutwill , Veronica Garcia-Luis • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE), Multilingual Labels, Videotaping Consent Sign • Study: Research • Year: 2015
Exploring Models of Research–Practice Partnership Within a Single Institution PDF File
Author(s): Sue Allen, Joshua Gutwill • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE), East Gallery, Tinkering Studio • Study: Research • Year: 2015
Challenging a Common Assumption of Hands-on Exhibits: How Counter-intuitive Phenomena Can Undermine Inquiry PDF File
Author(s): Joshua Gutwill • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE) • Study: Research • Year: 2008
Designing with Multiple Interactives: Five Common Pitfalls PDF File
Author(s): Sue Allen, Joshua Gutwill • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE) • Study: Research • Year: 2003
Gaining Visitor Consent for Research II: Improving the Posted Sign Method PDF File
Author(s): Joshua Gutwill • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE), Multilingual Labels, Videotaping Consent Sign • Study: Research • Year: 2003
Gaining Visitor Consent for Research: Testing the Posted Sign Method PDF File
Author(s): Joshua Gutwill • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE), Multilingual Labels, Videotaping Consent Sign • Study: Research • Year: 2002
Providing explanation to visitors affects their inquiry behavior: A study of the Downhill Race Exhib PDF File
Author(s): Joshua Gutwill • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE) • Study: Research • Year: 2002
Phase 2 Summative Evaluation of Active Prolonged Engagement at the Exploratorium PDF File
Author(s): Carey Tisdal • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE) • Study: Summative • Year: 2004
Going APE! At the Exploratorium: Interim Summative Evaluation Report PDF File
Author(s): Carey Tisdal • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE) • Study: Front-end • Year: 2004
Avalanche Location Study PDF File
Author(s): Suzanne Buennagel • Project: Active Prolonged Engagement (APE) • Study: Front-end • Year: 2003

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