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Utilizing Museums to Promote Public Understanding of Science: Early Adolescent Misconceptions about AIDS Prevention

May 23, 1992 | Exhibitions
From the Proceedings of the 1992 Annual Visitor Studies Conference. Reviews a study, conducted as part of a formative evaluation of an HIV/AIDS exhibit developed by the New York Hall of Science, which was designed to investigate two issues: 1) What is the current state of youth awareness of the mechanisms by which condoms help prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases; and 2) Which of two exhibit designs most efficiently communicates concepts related to HIV sexual transmission prevention. A copy of the survey used in the study is included in the appendix of this report.

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  • Citation

    DOI : 10.1080/10645579309444684
    Publication Name: Visitor Studies
    Volume: 6
    Number: 1
    Page Number: 98
    Resource Type: Reference Materials | Research and Evaluation Instruments | Survey | Evaluation Reports | Summative
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Health and medicine | Life science
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Museum/ISE Professionals | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits

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