Are worksheets death? Words in museum education

Abstract

Worksheets have been regarded as one of the materials which characterize modern museums and their responsiveness towards educational needs of visitors. This didactic and mainly on words based tool gradually becomes a widely used museum service, a material demonstrating both the responsiveness towards visitors, and the competence of museum workers who are engaged in working with audience. Text is intended as a methodology capturing basic theoretical and mainly practical knowledge in the field of museum education, which might help in the process of creation of worksheets and their optimal didactic impact – the form and mainly the content.

Keywords

• museum education
• worksheets
• heritage interpretation
• museum audience
• methodology