What makes learning fun?

Perry, Deborah L., 1952-

What makes learning fun? principles for the design of intrinsically motivating museum exhibits / [electronic resource] : Deborah L. Perry. - Lanham, Md. : AltaMira Press, 2012. - xiv, 241 p. : ill. (some col.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Museum exhibits--Planning.
Museums--Educational aspects.


Electronic books.

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