Deborah Perry

Selected publications  

Perry, D. L. (2002). Profound learning: Stories from museums. Educational Technology, 42(2): 21-25.

Perry, D. L., Roberts, L. C., Morrissey, K., & Silverman, L. H. (2000). Listening outside and within. In J. S. Hirsch & L. H. Silverman (Eds.), Transforming Practice (pp. 43-47). Washington, DC: Museum Education Roundtable.

Gyllenhaal, E. D., Perry, D. L., & Forland, E. (1996). Visitor understandings about research, collections, and behind-the-scenes at the Field Museum. Current Trends in Audience Research and Evaluation, 10, 22-32. This paper is online in two forms.  Go here to view a pdf version of this paper.

Silverman, L. H., Roberts, L. C., Perry, D. L., & Morrissey, Kris. (1996). "If we build it . . .": Toward a doctoral program in museology. Curator, 39(4), 234-237.  

Edington, G., & Perry, D. (1993). "The intrigue is with the detail": Probing for affective responses. Current Trends in Audience Research and Evaluation, 7, 12-16. 

Perry, D. L. (1993). Measuring learning with the knowledge hierarchy. Visitor Studies: Theory, Research and Practice: Collected Papers from the 1993 Visitor Studies Conference, 6, 73-77.  

Perry, D. L. (1993). Beyond cognition and affect: The anatomy of a museum visit. Visitor Studies: Theory, Research and Practice: Collected Papers from the 1993 Visitor Studies Conference, 6, 43-47.

St. John, M., & Perry, D. L. (1993). Rethink role, science museums urged. ASTC Newsletter, 21(5), 1, 6-7.  

Perry, D. L. (1992). Designing exhibits that motivate. ASTC Newsletter, 20(2), 9-10, 12.  Go here to view a pdf version of this paper.

Perry, D. L. (1991). The Museum Impact and Evaluation Study at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. ILVS Review: A Journal of Visitor Behavior, 2(1), 114-115.

Perry, D. L. (1989). The creation and verification of a development model for the design of a museum exhibit.  Dissertation Abstracts International, 50, 12A.  (UMI No. 9012186).
  
  
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Selected research and evaluation reports

Gyllenhaal, E. D., Perry, D. L., & Cheng, B. (2005). Formative evaluation of Sugar from the Sun. Unpublished manuscript, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, Chicago, IL. Go here to view the pdf version of this report.

Gyllenhaal, E. D., & Perry. D. L. (2005). Old Faithful Visitor Education Center Formative Evaluation. Summary of Prototype Testing at Old Faithful Geyser. Unpublished manuscript, Yellowstone National Park, Mammoth, WY.  Go here to view the pdf version of this report.

Gyllenhaal, E. D., & Perry, D. L. (2004). Phase one of formative evaluation for the Trail of Time at Grand Canyon National Park. Unpublished manuscript, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.  Go here to view the pdf version of this report.

Tisdal, C. E., & Perry, D. L. (2004). Going APE! at the Exploratorium; Interim summative evaluation report. Unpublished manuscript, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA.  Go here to view the pdf version of this report.

Schaefer, J., Perry, D. L., & Gyllenhaal, E. D. (2002). Underground Adventure: Summative/remedial evaluation. Unpublished manuscript, the Field Museum, Chicago, IL.    Go here to download a pdf version of this report.

Perry, D. L. (2001). Critical review of the FairTime! Exhibition at Michigan State University Museum. Unpublished manuscript, Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI.

Garibay, C., & Perry, D. L. (1998). Sue exhibit: Front-end evaluation part one. Unpublished manuscript, the Field Museum, Chicago, IL.

Perry, D. L., & Garibay, C. (1996). Life Underground at the Field Museum. Unpublished manuscript, the Field Museum, Chicago, IL.

Perry, D. L., & Niehus, K. (1996). Hunters of the Sky: Summative evaluation report. Unpublished manuscript, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.  Go here to download a pdf version of this report.  

Perry, D. L. (1995). St. Louis in the Gilded Age. Unpublished manuscript, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO.

Perry, D. L., & Forland, E. (1995). The Exploration Zone at the Field Museum; Front-end evaluation. Unpublished manuscript, the Field Museum, Chicago, IL.  Go here to download a pdf version of this report.  (This is the revised pdf file, which includes the appendices.)

Perry, D. L., Garibay, C., & Edington, G. (1995). "It was like I was in the big fat middle of it!": The diorama experience. Unpublished manuscript, Chicago Academy of Sciences, Chicago, IL.  

Jones, S., Perry, D. L., Spock, M., & Forland, E. (1995). Full-circle rainbows: Stories from six lifelong learners. Unpublished manuscript, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Perry, D. L. (1994). Bridging the Gap: Front-end evaluation report. Unpublished manuscript, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC.

Perry, D. L. (1994). "I got to make it all by myself!": An evaluation report of Kids Design Engineering Labs. Unpublished manuscript, DuPage Children's Museum, Wheaton, IL.

Ronning, K. S. (1994). Report on the Comprehensive Education Plan. Unpublished manuscript, the High Desert Museum, Bend, OR.

St. John, M., Heenan, B., Perry, D. L., Tibbitts, F., & McClaskey, B. (1991). A study of CTW kits in after-school settings: Executive summary. Unpublished manuscript, Inverness Research Association, Chicago, IL.  
  

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