Evaluation Framework Research and Practical Exploration on the Learning Impacts of Science Exhibition Under the Background of High-Quality Development:Taking the Guangdong Science Center as an Example
Scientific evaluation of the impacts of science communication,especially the learning impacts of science exhibitions and the actual educational effects of exhibits,is a strong support for accelerating the construction of a large science communication paradigm and the high-quality development of science communication,but there are few relevant studies at present.To this end,a science exhibition framework for evaluating learning impacts is proposed,taking explorers and facilitators in exhibitions as target audience by using the combination of behavioral research methods with comparative research methods.Taking audience behavior as the starting point,this paper conducts an in-depth research on a single exhibit exploring its learning impacts on the audience's knowledge level.This framework has been implemented in two exhibitions,"Guangdong Food and Drug Exploration Hall"and"The Incredible Vaccine",aiming at students aged 6 to 12,to explore the correlation between visitors'behavior and exhibits'learning impacts so as to analyze the root causes of such impacts,thereby improving the educational effect of science exhibitions.The test results indicate that exhibits using the test or competition form rank the first place in receiving positive learning impacts since they produce certain social stimulus for visitors to engage more in the knowledge behind exhibits.There is an imbalance between entertainment and education in several exhibits.Although strong interactive form can attract more visitors,however,they fail to improve visitors'learning.More forms in one exhibit doesn't mean good.The use of multiple exhibit forms,e.g.models with media,should be more careful.Conventional experimental simulation forms should be upgraded since visitors are no longer satisfied with them.
science exhibitionexhibition learningevaluation studieslearning impactsinteractive performancecross-case analysisscience exhibition frameworkscience communication
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