July 6th, 2016
Self-care
10am-12pm
I woke up to the news of Alton Sterling and decided to take some personal time before heading to work.
Methodology
12:30pm-1:30pm
I filled Maeve in on what she missed from the Evaluation Team meeting. Maeve and I debriefed on what we'd been observing with Art Splash so far. We then specified which visitor behaviors we wanted to take note of during timing and tracking.
Timing and Tracking
1:45pm-4:30pm
Maeve and I began our first round of timing and tracking. Many of the families I observed were rushing through the exhibit. I rarely saw families split up. In most cases, families went through exhibit together regardless of the children's' ages. I also saw parents having to leave the exhibit because their child began to cry and disturb the other visitors. Parents were also pointing out specific artifacts and features to their children.
I also followed a tour during this time. There was on one white family in this tour. The tour only looked at the power bundles and divination kit. The children were instructed to point out things in the kit that they recognized. They were then instructed to select something from the kit that the would take with them on their journey and explain why. The tour then moved to the Vlisco exhibit. The kids were asked if the fabrics looked "African" and the children unanimously responded saying, "No!" The tour guide did a good job explaining the origins of the fabrics. The children were instructed to prepare for a journey throughout the tour. Their grownups were pretty involved in helping them find objects in the art that they would take with them on their journeys.
I observed 7 families.
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