Exploring the Impact of Educational Quizzes and Stamp Collecting Trails on Zoo Visitor Learning and Exhibit Observation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design of Stamps and Questions for Quiz Games
2.2. Evaluation of Animal Observation and Perception of Information Boards
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sampling Size
3.2. Animal Observation
3.2.1. Effectiveness of Guidance to Animals
3.2.2. Observational Effectiveness
3.2.3. Percentage of Questions Answered Correctly
3.3. Perception of the Information Boards of Target Species
3.3.1. Effectiveness of Perception
3.3.2. Effectiveness of Reading Information Boards
4. Discussion
4.1. Effectiveness of Induction to Target Species
4.2. Observational Effectiveness
4.3. Questions Answered Correctly
4.4. Effectiveness of Perception and Reading of Information Boards
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Categories | Number of Visitors | Spotted Seal | Japanese Macaque | Tiger | Sheep | Llama | Steller’s Eagle |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Total Animal observation | 307 252 | 307 278 | 307 242 | 307 199 | 307 139 | 307 183 |
Stamp collecting | Total Animal observation | 294 289 | 294 285 | 294 287 | 294 269 | 294 276 | 294 271 |
Quiz game | Total Animal observation | 309 299 | 309 298 | 309 294 | 309 290 | 309 283 | 309 289 |
Categories | Visitor’s Behavior | Spotted Seal | Japanese Macaque | Tiger | Sheep | Llama | Steller’s Eagle |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Number of correct answerers | 66.7% (252) | 42.0% (276) | 10.0% (240) | 39.7% (199) | 26.6% (139) | 67.2% (180) |
without stopping | 29 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 14 | 33 | |
with stopping | 139 | 92 | 18 | 48 | 23 | 88 | |
Stamp collecting | Number of correct answerers | 76.5% (281) | 48.9% (282) | 9.5% (285) | 45.1% (266) | 29.3% (276) | 57.2% (271) |
without stopping | 42 | 40 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 44 | |
with stopping | 173 | 98 | 25 | 77 | 66 | 111 | |
Quiz game | Number of correct answerers | 75.1% (293) | 53.6% (293) | 8.3% (289) | 40.5% (284) | 24.9% (277) | 57.9% (285) |
without stopping | 28 | 27 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 27 | |
with stopping | 192 | 130 | 21 | 97 | 55 | 138 |
Categories | Visitor’s Behavior | Spotted Seal | Japanese Macaque | Tiger | Sheep | Llama | Steller’s Eagle |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Visitor’s noticed information board | 80.6% (248) | 71.6% (271) | 79.8% (238) | 65.3% (196) | 83.9% (137) | 78.7% (178) |
Read information board | 52.0% (200) | 41.2% (80) | 50.0% (95) | 34.4% (44) | 66.1% (76) | 60.7% (85) | |
Stamp collecting | Visitor’s noticed information board | 86.8% (287) | 78.5% (284) | 87.5% (287) | 80.2% (268) | 85.4% (274) | 82.7% (271) |
Read information board | 56.2% (140) | 42.2% (94) | 55.4% (139) | 43.7% (94) | 62.4% (146) | 54.5% (122) | |
Quiz game | Visitor’s noticed information board | 90.9% (296) | 86.7% (294) | 93.1% (289) | 88.4% (284) | 90.0% (279) | 91.3% (288) |
Read information board | 69.9% (188) | 51.0% (130) | 59.5% (160) | 54.2% (136) | 59.8% (150) | 63.5% (167) |
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Asari, Y.; Ikuta, C. Exploring the Impact of Educational Quizzes and Stamp Collecting Trails on Zoo Visitor Learning and Exhibit Observation. J. Zool. Bot. Gard. 2021, 2, 445-452. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2030032
Asari Y, Ikuta C. Exploring the Impact of Educational Quizzes and Stamp Collecting Trails on Zoo Visitor Learning and Exhibit Observation. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 2021; 2(3):445-452. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2030032
Chicago/Turabian StyleAsari, Yushin, and Chiharu Ikuta. 2021. "Exploring the Impact of Educational Quizzes and Stamp Collecting Trails on Zoo Visitor Learning and Exhibit Observation" Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 2, no. 3: 445-452. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2030032
APA StyleAsari, Y., & Ikuta, C. (2021). Exploring the Impact of Educational Quizzes and Stamp Collecting Trails on Zoo Visitor Learning and Exhibit Observation. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2(3), 445-452. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2030032