LEARN: Essential Elements of Museum Education Programs for Young Children

Eadie, Patricia; Young, Sarah; Suda, Liz; Church, Amelia

doi:10.1111/cura.12456

Cited by 7 publications

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“…Similar to our results, Young et al. (2021) found that structural and interactional elements of programs work together to support children's learning at hands‐on programs. They concluded that conversation prompts are “crucial” to “creating substantive learning experiences” at well‐designed programs (p. 220).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Exploring Responsible Research and Innovation in Museums Through Hands‐on Activities

Ostman

Nagy

Mawasi

et al. 2022

Curator The Museum Journal

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Responsible research and innovation (RRI) is a framework for thinking about the implications of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) discoveries and innovations and shaping them in a way that is responsible to people, future generations, and the natural environment. In this paper, we present a project that engages museum visitors in learning about RRI through hands-on activities inspired by Mary Shelley's Frankenstein story, characters, and themes. We developed a learning framework describing strategies and outcomes for RRI in informal educational settings, then created a set of seven activities that embodied the framework and studied their implementation at 13 museums. Evidence from observations and interviews are consistent with the RRI learning framework and suggest a number of practical implications for its use in museums.The struggles of Victor Frankenstein and his creature still resonate 200 years after the publication of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (Shelley, 2018). The characters and key themes of the Frankenstein story are familiar, especially the fatal consequences of prioritizing personal ambition and scientific discovery over responsibility and ethics (Halpern et al., 2016;Hitchcock, 2007;Lederer, 2002). The emerging technologies of today-from artificial intelligence to genetic engineering-raise the same questions and dilemmas that came to Shelley's mind as she

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Exploring Responsible Research and Innovation in Museums Through Hands‐on Activities

Ostman

Nagy

Mawasi

et al. 2022

Curator The Museum Journal

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“…A questionnaire survey was distributed to parents of children nationwide through the Internet to collect user data further. The purpose is to get in touch with parents of children more directly, to understand the current development status of children's various abilities, as well as parents' awareness of children's right and left brain exercises and expectations of whole-brain enlightenment toys, to provide a reference basis for further case studies [ 16 ]. The questionnaire survey was distributed to collect a broader range of data nationwide through online channels to obtain more accurate and general theoretical data.…”

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Research on the Design of Interactive Children’s Vocal Enlightenment Toys Based on Audiovisual Association Experience

Bai

2022

Occupational Therapy International

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This paper examines the characteristics and current situation of children’s vocal enlightenment toy design, studies how to design children’s verbal enlightenment toys based on audiovisual associative experience, and develops appropriate optimization strategies and approaches. This paper analyzes the theoretical basis involved in design practice, summarizes the generation and concept of audiovisual association and the significance of associative experience for children’s vocal enlightenment, explores the application and characteristics of interaction design in children’s toys, and summarizes the creation of interactive toys. The triggered form of associative experience is determined according to the physical and mental development characteristics, interaction behavior, and experimental research of children at this stage. By summarizing the typical design elements of existing children’s interactive toys with good sales and reputation and designing a questionnaire, the Kano model was used to obtain the design element priorities to guide design practice. We used audiovisual association as an entry point to writing a sound and picture interactive program through processing and the Arduino platform to develop the interactive toys. “Sound fun” is an interactive toy that extracts the characteristics of children’s voices to correspond to the changes of picture elements and can provide real-time feedback of dynamic pictures through the user’s voice to achieve the purpose of triggering a synesthetic experience. Interaction design applied to toy design is a new direction in terms of traditional toy design, which enhances the interactivity of toys and enhances the user’s sense of experience and participation in the use of toys; it can improve the affinity and fun of toys.

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“…This also aimed to understand parents' perceptions of their children's capabilities and their expectations regarding art creation products. The collected data serves as a foundational reference for further case studies in this area [11]. The purpose of this survey is to utilize the gathered information and data to ascertain the psychological, behavioral, and needs aspects of children.…”

Section: Questionnaire Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design of Children’s Artistic Creation Products Integrating AR and Tangible Interactions

Liu,

Zhang

2024

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

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To enhance the aesthetic and creative development of children aged 7 to 12, the research aims to create interactive children’s artistic creation products that are better suited for their learning and experience growth. This research proposes a method based on Interface interaction hierarchy Design and gesture interactions within an augmented reality (AR) spatial environment. Taking children as the research subjects, this study aims to reshape the contemporary methods of artistic creation for children. Firstly, a questionnaire survey was conducted to comprehend their attitudes, opinions, and experiences regarding children’s artistic creation products that integrate AR and tangible interactions. Secondly, an A/B comparative user experience test was conducted, involving the participation of 40 children who used children’s artistic creation products integrating AR and tangible interactions. Their usage processes and outcomes related to visual interfaces and spatial interactions were documented. The results confirm that the purity and intensity of colors, and the dynamic effects of images will attract children. A single-level interactive interface is better suited for children to navigate and execute commands. And regarding spatial gesture interactions, employing familiar hand-held actions based on everyday intuitive gestures (such as grabbing for movement, zooming, rotating, etc.) makes it easier for children to naturally interact and successfully engage in artistic creations. Within the process steps of combining software and hardware operations, triggering software interface commands through the recognition of the physical product’s form and the hand’s grip style offers increased simplicity and usability. This study contributes to the artistic creation field within future virtual reality environments like AR, by providing a more intricate approach to behavior design, centered around children’s capabilities. It offers refined methods for integrated hardware and software interaction, immersive creative experiences, and design decisions for interactive interfaces. In conclusion, this study concludes in a design practice based on the research findings. It affirms that the proposed method for designing children’s artistic creation product contributes significantly to enhancing children’s artistic expression and fostering creativity. This research provides a new perspective and methodology for the future development of children’s artistic creation product designs.

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LEARN: Essential Elements of Museum Education Programs for Young Children

Cited by 7 publications

References 35 publications

Exploring Responsible Research and Innovation in Museums Through Hands‐on Activities

Exploring Responsible Research and Innovation in Museums Through Hands‐on Activities

Research on the Design of Interactive Children’s Vocal Enlightenment Toys Based on Audiovisual Association Experience

Design of Children’s Artistic Creation Products Integrating AR and Tangible Interactions

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