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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779196703321

Autore

Perry Deborah L. <1952->

Titolo

What makes learning fun? [[electronic resource] ] : principles for the design of intrinsically motivating museum exhibits / / Deborah L. Perry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : AltaMira Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-64783-3

9786613633880

0-7591-2128-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

069/.5

Soggetti

Museum exhibits - Planning

Museums - Educational aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding visitor experiences -- Visitors, conversation, and learning -- Interpretive activism -- An overview of the Selinda model of visitor learning -- Designing visitor experiences -- Communication -- Collaboration -- Guidance -- Curiosity -- Perceptual curiosity -- Intellectual curiosity -- Interest -- Confidence -- Success -- Expediency -- Challenge -- Expectations -- Uncertainty -- Control -- Choice -- Power -- Play -- Imagination -- Sensory exploration -- References -- Appendix A. Descriptions of the colored shadows and the color connection exhibits -- Appendix B. Overview of original research -- Appendix C. Summary of motivations, principles, and strategies -- Appendix D. Sample knowledge hierarchies.

Sommario/riassunto

What Makes Learning Fun? presents a set of tested principles and strategies for the design of museum exhibits, with concrete examples of design successes and failures drawn from the author's many years in the field.