Abstract
ABSTRACT This article reports research that sought to obtain visitors' personal perspectives about the specific outcomes of their visit to a science center. The specific focus was to gather and examine data relating to the science center's mission statement, which was to increase visitors' interest in, and awareness of, science and modern technology. The research design accommodated the personal and contextualized characteristics of learning in free-choice settings by allowing participants to frame their own understanding about changes to their thinking. It took a delayed post-visit approach to data collection, thus allowing time for participants to reflect upon, and to take actions consequent to, their science center visit. The analysis of data from rating scales indicated positive changes in visitors' perceived interest in and awareness of science and modern technology, and their written responses provided descriptions of the nature of those changes. The article presents discussion and implications of these findings.
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