ABSTRACT

This study aims to observe how visitors interact with exhibits in a science center. The study, employing the naturalistic research method, made natural observations to examine the visitors’ interactions with the exhibits. The study group consists of 119 people visiting Kocaeli Science Center in Turkey between October 2017 and December 2018. Data were collected through an observation form and analyzed by descriptive analysis. The visitors were mostly observed to head towards the exhibits they could use without reading the labels, and the most preferred exhibits were seen to be those involving high interaction, open to manipulation, colorful, illuminated, extraordinary, misleading perceptions, involving video or camera, and easy to understand and use. Level of interest in the exhibits changed depending on visitor characteristics (i.e., group, individual, family). Although the visitors interacted with the exhibits, they often did not show much interest in what was told in them.

摘要

本研究旨在观察参观者如何与科学中心的展品互动。该研究采用自然主义研究方法，进行自然观察，以检查参观者与展品的互动。该研究组由 2017 年 10 月至 2018 年 12 月期间访问土耳其科贾埃利科学中心的 119 人组成。通过观察表收集数据并通过描述性分析进行分析。大多数参观者被观察到走向他们无需阅读标签即可使用的展品，并且最喜欢的展品被认为是那些涉及高度互动、易于操作、色彩缤纷、照明、非凡、误导性感知的展品，涉及视频或相机，并且易于理解和使用。对展品的兴趣程度因参观者特征（即团体、个人，家庭）。尽管参观者与展品进行了互动，但他们通常对展品中所讲述的内容并不感兴趣。