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42 EXHIBIT DESIGNS FOR GIRLS’ ENGAGEMENT | Appendix A: Assessing Exhibits Appendix A: Assessing Exhibits
Assessing exhibits for the <strong>EDGE</strong> Design Attributes The following questions should help you determine whether your exhibits have the girl-engaging <strong>EDGE</strong> Design Attributes. In an effort to make it easier for all institutions to assess their exhibits, all attributes are based on the exhibit design rather than the visitor experience. Answers in green indicate the girlengaging criteria. When using this manual: ¬ Evaluate each exhibit based on what it is designed to do, rather than what users could do. Think about whether the exhibit has been designed to easily or obviously meet the criteria. ¬ Look at each exhibit twice—once from a distance and then again from up close. Visitors may decide whether or not to use an exhibit based on what they can see from far away, so it’s important to look for design attributes that are evident from afar, as well as up close. The manual tells you which questions to answer from a distance. ¬ Have at least two people look at the exhibit on their own and answer the questions. Then, have them come together, discuss their answers, and agree on a final answer. It is helpful if at least one person is not familiar with the exhibit. ¬ If you find yourself unsure of the best answer, or in disagreement with your partner, it’s likely that the exhibit does not have the design attribute, or perhaps it could be improved to more strongly incorporate that attribute. EXHIBIT DESIGNS FOR GIRLS’ ENGAGEMENT | Appendix A: Assessing Exhibits 43
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Page 47 and 48: The exhibit is designed so visitors
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