Students found Myartspace easy to use and reported the visit was more engaging than traditional museum visits¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · design r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2009 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a post-visit questionnaire, 48% of students found Myartspace 'very easy to use', 30% 'somewhat easy' and 22% 'average', with none indicating it was difficult. → Vavoula 2009 q2 i? Students reported Myartspace made the visit less boring and 'more modern' than traditional museum visits, with taking photos and recording audio the functions they enjoyed most. → Vavoula 2009 (2)

Evidence¶

Vavoula 2009¶

Vavoula, G., Sharples, M., Rudman, P., Meek, J., & Lonsdale, P. (2009). Myartspace: Design and evaluation of support for learning with multimedia phones between classrooms and museums. Computers & Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.007

q2 · i? · design · r3

Student questionnaire data from the final full-scale trial. The article reports that "48% of the students found Myartspace 'very easy to use'", with no students rating it difficult.

"In a questionnaire administered immediately after the visit, 48% of the students found Myartspace 'very easy to use', 30% 'somewhat easy', and 22% 'average', with none indicating it was 'difficult' or 'very difficult'."

Vavoula 2009 (2)¶

Vavoula, G., Sharples, M., Rudman, P., Meek, J., & Lonsdale, P. (2009). Myartspace: Design and evaluation of support for learning with multimedia phones between classrooms and museums. Computers & Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.007

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Focus group reports from students in the final trial. The article notes students found the visit "less boring" and "more modern" than traditional visits, with photos and audio recording enjoyed most.

"They found that Myartspace made the visit less boring, "more modern" than traditional visits to a museum. Taking pictures and recording audio were highlighted as the functions they enjoyed most."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Myartspace extended the time students spend engaged with exhibits in the museum — related
• Myartspace enabled students to gather substantial multimedia evidence during a museum visit — related
• The post-visit lesson supported reflection and synthesis, but students could not effectively process all collected items in one lesson — related
• Collecting with Myartspace prompted collaborative and competitive negotiation among students about what to collect — related