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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.

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Do visitors bring music with them to the Exploratorium? PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Sound and Hearing • Study: Front-end • Year: 2003
Open-Ended Exploration with a Noticing Toolkit at the Palace of Fine Arts PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Outdoor Exploratorium • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Dissecting Scope - Visitors’ Questions and Comments to Specimens PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Microscope Imaging Station • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Visitors’ Preconceptions about Thinking and Feeling PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Mind • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Visitors’ Questions about the Mind PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Mind • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Time-Lapse Video - Visitors’ Questions and Comments PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Microscope Imaging Station • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Visitors’ Preconceptions about Emotions and Actions PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Mind • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Metaphors for Mind and Consciousness PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Mind • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Visitors’ Descriptions of Knowledge/ Belief Change PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Mind • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002
Mindful Beings Visitors’ Descriptions of Emotions, Intelligence, Consciousness, Creativity, and Mind PDF File
Author(s): Joyce Ma • Project: Mind • Study: Front-end • Year: 2002

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