부산대학교 도서관

The National Museum of Korea is running a variety of educational programs throughout the year for various visitors from children to the elderly, the disabled, and foreigners. The museum develops and run educational programs by adjusting the difficulty level according to the subject, different types of activities, and applying various teaching methods. What is the reason or purpose of running such various programs? I don't think that the primary purpose of museum education is for people to appreciate artifacts, acquire new knowledge about them, and understand history. In 1987, the Museum of Modern Art, New York conducted a survey on the educational programs. This was a study to investigate whether museum education programs were properly operated. Surprisingly, the survey revealed that participants did not remember most of the content of the class they had taken. Many people participated and enjoyed the programs, but learning couldn’t settle. Through this study, Harvard cognitive psychologist Abigail Hausen established ‘Visual thinking strategies(VTS)’. VTS is an educational method centered on students. Students observe, communicate, share opinions, and explore selected images. It has been steadily reported that students taking appreciation classes with VTS have developed appreciation skills such as observation, language and logical thinking. In this article, I examined how to develop an educational program by introducing VTS. Moreover, I analyzed how effective the program was in the field through observation and questionnaires. The method of appreciation education is a field that has been practiced and studied for a long time in the art world. I think it is also a useful teaching method in museums based on artifacts and history. ‘VTS’, a method of appreciation through questioning and conversation, breaks away from knowledge-oriented classes and encourages creative and active thinking. Through the training of expressing student’s thoughts in words, not only will their thinking skills improve, but they can also increase your confidence. In addition, the experience of listening to and talking to others’ opinions expands the scope of their thoughts and can help them learn how to communicate with others. It was expected that children could learn the joy of appreciating museum artifacts through the educational program < Children Stealing the Museum >. Furthermore, I looked forward to seeing them freely, respecting each other’s differences through conversations with participants, and eventually discovering “I”. I think this is the potential of museum education and the direction to be pursued.