Theories Most Often Mentioned

Multiple Intelligences

Gardner, H. (1985). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York: Basic Books.

Visual Thinking Strategies 

Housen, A. (1992). “Validating A Measure of Aesthetic Development for Museums and Schools.” ILVS Review 2(2), 213-237.

House, A. (1987). “Three Methods for Understanding Museum Audiences.” Museum Studies Journal 2(4), 41-49.

 Flow and Aesthetic Experience

Csikszentmihalyi, M. and Hermanson, K. (1995). “Intrinsic Motivation in Museums: Why Does One Want to Learn?” In J.H. Falk and L.D. Dierking (Eds), Public Institutions for Personal Learning, Establishing a Research Agenda (pp. 67-77). Washington, DC: American Association of Museums.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. and Robinson, R.E. (1990).The Art of Seeing, An Interpretation of the Aesthetic Encounter. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Trust.

John Dewey’s Experience and Education

Dewey, J. (1938/1997). Experience and Education. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Constructivist Theory of Learning

Hein, G.E. (1998). Learning in the Museum. London: Routledge.

Jen Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

 Piaget, J. (1929). The Child's Conception of the World. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Piaget, J. (1937/1955). The Construction of Reality in the Child. Routledge & Kegan Paul. 

Contextual Model of Learning

 Falk, J.H. and Dierking, L.D. (2000). Learning from Museums: Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press.

 Discipline-Based Art Education

 Wilson, B. (1997). The Quiet Evolution: Changing the Face of Arts Education. Los Angeles: Getty Education Institute for the Arts.

 Object-Based Learning

 Pearce, S. (1990). Objects of Knowledge, London: Athlone Press.

Schlereth, T.J. (1984/1992). “Object Knowledge: Every Museum Visitor an Interpreter.” In N.K. Nichjols (Ed.), Patterns in Practice: Selections from the Journal of Museum Education (pp. 102-111). Washington, DC: Museum Education Roundtable.

Lev Sem Yovovich Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Learning

Vygotsky, L.S. (1930/1933/1935/1962/1978). Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Mental Processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

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