Fostering & Assessing Spatial Reasoning at Museum Exhibits

Fostering and Assessing Spatial Reasoning Josh Gutwill Acting Director of Visitor Research Exploratorium Visitor Studies Association Conference Phoenix, AZ July 30, 2010

Talk overview ,[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Geometry Playground Team ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Jennifer Mattson Peggy Monahan Johanna Pedersen Diane Pfeiffer Anne Richardson Tom Rockwell Susan Sandlin Lisa Sindorf Eric Socolofsky Paul Stepahin Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough

Geometry Playground ,[object Object]

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Geometry Playground ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Research Methods ,[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Research Methods ,[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Research Methods ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Spatial Reasoning Josh Gutwill Video of visitors engaging in spatial reasoning has been removed from this presentation

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Linn and Peterson (1985) Tartre (1990) Josh Gutwill

Defining Spatial Reasoning 10 Categories

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],10 Categories “ That’s a cylinder.”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ Don’t get so close to it.”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ Wow, you are fast!”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ The blue part is huge!”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories It’s tilted.”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ Draw a curved line.”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ This one is just like that one”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ Arrange them like that”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ That one is spinning”

Defining Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Categories “ It morphed into a block”

Coding Verbal Spatial Reasoning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Process: Josh Gutwill

Uh-oh moment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],normal weird Josh Gutwill Lakoff & Johnson, 1980

Thank you Thesaurus.com! Josh Gutwill

Final process ,[object Object]

Final process ,[object Object],[object Object],200 Core Terms Shape Angle, area, border… Location Above, after, along… Movement Approach, away… Size Big, contract, expand… Orientation Along, face away… Curvature Bend, bump, curve… … .

Final process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],200 Core Terms Shape Angle, area, border… Location Above, after, along… Movement Approach, away… Size Big, contract, expand… Orientation Along, face away… Curvature Bend, bump, curve… … . Yes Spatial

Final process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],200 Core Terms Shape Angle, area, border… Location Above, after, along… Movement Approach, away… Size Big, contract, expand… Orientation Along, face away… Curvature Bend, bump, curve… … . Yes Spatial No Check Thesaurus Definition Words core?

Final process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],200 Core Terms Shape Angle, area, border… Location Above, after, along… Movement Approach, away… Size Big, contract, expand… Orientation Along, face away… Curvature Bend, bump, curve… … . Yes Spatial No Check Thesaurus Definition Words core?

Example ,[object Object],200 Core Terms

Example ,[object Object],200 Core Terms Doughnut

Example ,[object Object],Definition: Sweet ring- shaped fried cake 200 Core Terms Doughnut

Example ,[object Object],Definition: Sweet ring- shaped fried cake 200 Core Terms Doughnut Context: Describing a rotated image

Spatial Reasoning Levels Level Examples National Research Council, 2006

Spatial Reasoning Levels ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Level Examples National Research Council, 2006

Spatial Reasoning Levels ,[object Object],[object Object],You’re trying to make a square here. Roll the puck through the pegs. Spin your body around . Level Examples National Research Council, 2006

Spatial Reasoning Levels ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],It’s shaped like an arrow , so it makes the hourglass. Spin around to make the cylinder. Look in the mirror, the line is curved there. Level Examples National Research Council, 2006

What’s the point? Josh Gutwill

What’s the point? ,[object Object],[object Object],Research on Exhibit Design Josh Gutwill

What’s the point? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Research on Exhibit Design Josh Gutwill Immersive

What’s the point? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Research on Exhibit Design Josh Gutwill Immersive Non-Immersive

What’s the point? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Research on Exhibit Design Josh Gutwill Immersive Non-Immersive Mixed

Results Coming Soon! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Josh Gutwill

Questions? Josh Gutwill: [email_address]

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