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16 U.S.C. 1a-7 authorizes collection of this information.
Here are your rights:
♦ Response to this request is voluntary. It will benefit future visitors to an interpretive center at Davis
Bayou, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, a part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
♦ No action may be taken against you for refusing to supply the information requested.
♦ Permanent data will be anonymous.
♦ An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
This information will be used by National Park Service managers to better serve the public.
Burden estimate statement: For people who choose to participate in this research the commitment is
estimated at 30 minutes per person (not including transportation to the site of the study, which will vary
by individual circumstances).
*Additional Information
OMB Approval number:
Expiration Date:
Person Collecting and Analyzing Information:
(Not yet assigned)
(Not yet assigned)
Jeff Hayward, Brian Werner, & others
People, Places & Design Research
65 North Street
Northampton, MA 01060
413-586-9003
16 U.S.C. 1a-7 authorizes collection of this information. This information will be used by park managers to better
serve the public. Response to this request is voluntary. No action may be taken against you for refusing to supply
the information requested. When the final report for the study is completed, all name and contact files will be
destroyed. Thus permanent data will be anonymous. .
You may direct comments on the number of minutes required to participate, or on any other aspect of this survey
to:
Krista Kovach-Hindsley
Harpers Ferry Center
PO Box 50
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0050
[email protected]
Instrument:
Interview about Audio System Alternatives / Gulf Islands National Seashore
/ People, Places & Design Research, with Amaze Design
NOTE: For each question, correspondence with the seven approved topic areas is indicated with
a number in brackets after the question – e.g.: [6]. The approved topic areas are defined in the
guidelines for Expedited Approval for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys, and for sake of reference
in the body of this instrument, the three cited topic areas are:
[1] Individual Characteristics (including individual knowledge)
[2] Trip/visit Characteristics (including decisions to visit)
[6] Individual Perceptions
Hi, may I ask you some questions now to get your reactions to these ways of presenting information in
exhibits at a visitor center?
1. I’m going to read a list of the options that we have here. For each one, tell me if you thought it was
very good, good, OK, poor, or very poor [reread options for items A. & B.], or if you didn’t use it.
a wand you hold up to
your ear
Exhibit audio sent to
your cell phone
Headsets you wear all
the time
no yesÎ
Very Good
Good
OK
Poor
Very Poor
Didn’t Use
no yesÎ
Very Good
Good
OK
Poor
Very Poor
Didn’t Use
no yesÎ
Very Good
Good
OK
Poor
Very Poor
Didn’t Use
[6] Individual Perceptions
1.5
Do you own a cell phone that you could use if you visited the Davis Bayou Interpretive Center
when it reopens? yes no yes, but I wouldn’t want to use it
(if wouldn’t want to:) Why not? _______________________________________
2. Which was the most fun or enjoyable to use? A.__ wand B.__ cell phone C.__ headset
2a. What were the characteristics that made [that one / those] enjoyable?
____________________________________________________________________________
[6] Individual Perceptions
C.__ headset
3. Which was best at communicating the information? A.__ wand B.__ cell phone
3a. Why?
____________________________________________________________________________
[6] Individual Perceptions
4. Which was the hardest to understand? A.__ wand B.__ cell phone C.__ headset
4a. Why?
____________________________________________________________________________
[6] Individual Perceptions
5. Would you rather use one of these mobile devices that you carry around, or an individual earphone
attached to each exhibit that would automatically play when you pick it up?
a mobile unit
attached to exhibits
[6] Individual Perceptions
6. Here is a (Spanish-language printed / large print) version of the description. Compared with the audio
devices, would you say this printed option is better just as good, or not as good?
6a. Why? ___________________________________________________________________________
(better than some: __________________________
(but not as good as others: __________________________
[6] Individual Perceptions
7. How many museums, nature centers, or historic sites have you visited in the last two years? _______
[1] Individual Characteristics
7a. [if ANY] During those visits, did you use any type of audio devices?
no yes (If yes, ask: “Which ones?” and read the list below)
a wand you hold up to your ear
no yes
exhibit audio sent to your cell phone
no yes
headsets you wear all the time
no yes
an earphone or headset attached to the exhibit
no yes
other type:
___________________________________________
[1] Individual Characteristics
8. One method of supplementing the exhibits for [visually impaired people] [Spanish-speaking people]
will be selected by the National Park Service for a Visitor Center at Davis Bayou in Ocean Springs
[MS]. Can you tell us one or two factors that you think would be most important in choosing an
audio system that would be enjoyable and informative for exhibits at an interpretive center?
1). _____________________________________________________________________
2). _____________________________________________________________________
I’d like to finish by asking…
9. Are there recreational things that you do related to the Gulf of Mexico? No
Yes
[if Yes]: What? _______________________________________________________
[1] Individual Characteristics
10. Using a 10-point scale, how likely is it that you would visit a Visitor Center with exhibits like these
in Ocean Springs when it opens in a year or so from now? ‘10’ means extremely likely, ‘1’ means not
at all likely, or any number in between. What number would you say? ______
[2] Trip/visit Characteristics
11. What is your age? [1.AGE2] ________
THANK YOU!
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Person interviewed: ___ male
Date ___________
___female
Day of week ___________
visually impaired Spanish speaking
Time ___________
Interviewer ____________
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| File Title | Microsoft Word - 1024-0224_09-004_Survey.doc |
| Author | mmcbride |
| File Modified | 2009-02-26 |
| File Created | 2009-02-26 |