|aWhat makes learning fun? :|bprinciples for the design of intrinsically motivating museum exhibits /|cDeborah L. Perry.
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|aLanham, Md. :|bAltaMira Press,|cc2012.
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|axiv, 241 p. :|bill. ;|c24 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-227) and index.
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|aUnderstanding 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.
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.