Technical Leaflet 204: Charting the Impact of Museum Exhibitions and Programs: Understanding the Public's Perspective

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Charting the Impact of Museum Exhibitions and Programs: Understanding the Public's Perspective is an AASLH Technical Leaflet. AASLH Technical Leaflets are brief, practical guides on how to do history. Technical Leaflet #204 by Gail Anderson and Adrienne Horn provides a comprehensive primer on evaluation, explaining what it is and its three common types, as well as practical guidelines for conducting an evaluation. An overview of front-end evaluation, formative evaluation, and summative evaluation explains the difference between each type of assessment and what settings are most useful to employ them. This leaflet can be used to determine what type of evaluation to implement for a particular exhibition and the techniques used before, during, and after the evaluation. Also included are resources such as books, online sources, and organizations, to guide the evaluation process. For more information on similar topics, please refer to Technical Leaflet Bundle 6, Exhibit Planning, and Technical Leaflet Bundle 20, Self Assessment Toolkit.

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Open to download resource. This AASLH Technical Leaflet explores the evaluation and assessment of visitors' needs that are essential for museums to remain relevant.