Understanding Visitor Engagement and Behaviors

James B. Schreiber, Andrew J. Pekarik, Nadine Hanemann, Zahava Doering and Ah-Jin Lee

The Journal of Educational Research, 2013, vol. 106, issue 6, 462-468

Abstract: The authors examine a model of visitor engagement that has been in development over the past 3 years at the Smithsonian Institution. A total of 390 visitors comprised the sample with a subsample ( n = 102) of visitors who were tracked through an exhibit in the National Museum of Natural History. A 5-factor visitor preference model was tested (idea, people, object, physical, and reflective). A 4-factor model was retained, and factor scores were linked to tracking data. Results from the tracking model indicate that the preference scores are associated with and predictive of behavioral patterns within the exhibit.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2013.833011

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