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Museum Research Methods
MUSM7034Semester 1 2009
Session 4.2 Observation methods
www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/museum
http://musm7034.ning.com/
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How do people use the space? What behaviours are encouraged? Are there congestion points? How are things used? Seating, introductory framing. Are there dead spots? How does the space work during busy periods? Do some features encourage social learning? What features/displays are used most?
Questions
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General Value Principle
Desire Lines
Hubs and cluster points
Concepts
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Attracting power – proportion who engage with the display Strongly influenced by location on main pathways
Holding power – length of time spent at display
Attracting & Holding Score
= average holding power x percent who looked
Concepts
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Tracking Counting / timing
Behaviours
Observation methods
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Follow visitors and mark their path on a floor plan Record gender, age, visiting group, kids/no kids
Record start time and finish time
Mark path, stopping places and time spent
Use a new map for each person
Summarise data by showing main pathways
Tracking
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Choose displays/activities you want to focus on
Select specific blocks of time (e.g. 1 hour)
Count the number of people who attend to the display/activity and how long they spend doing it
Counting and timing
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Behaviours that suggest engagement Walking toward Looking, reading
Behaviours that suggest learning (Janette Griffin) Looking, reading Pointing, talking (social learning) Returning (synthesise, reflect, question)
Attend to distance (looking near and far)
Noting behaviours
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Specify the learning outcome
Nominate behaviours required to achieve this outcome
Observe behaviours
Example: ‘Marvellous Molecules’ p17.
Defined behaviours